An organ that is located in the upper-left part of the abdomen, not far from the stomach, that produces lymphocytes, which are important elements in the immune system. The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ in the body. The spleen also filters blood, serves as a major reservoir for blood, and destroys blood cells that are aged (or abnormal, as i [..]

Rupture of the capsule of the spleen that is a potential catastrophe and requires immediate medical and surgical attention. Splenic rupture permits large amounts of blood to leak into the abdominal cavity, and it is severely painful and life threatening. Shock, and ultimately death, can result. Patients typically require immediate surgery. Rupture [..]

An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen makes lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the [..]

organ located in the abdomen that functions mainly to store blood cells, remove old blood cells from circulation, produce lymphocytes to fight infection, and filter foreign substances from the blood

Tissue inside the abdomen; it helps to filter toxins out of the blood and stores red blood cells

A large organ located in the left, upper abdomen, beside the stomach; as part of the immune system, it produces white blood cells and acts as a blood filter.

c. 1300, from Old French esplen, from Latin splen, from Greek splen "the milt, spleen," from PIE *spelgh- "spleen, milt" (source also of Sanskrit plihan-, Avestan sperezan, Armenia [..]

Large lymphatic organ in the upper left of the abdominal cavity with several functions, including trapping of foreign matter in the blood, destruction of degraded red blood cells and foreign matter by [..]

A term for a mental illness caused by too much black bile (one of the four humours) in the body. Used from Greek medicine until the 1700s. Those experiencing spleen had restlessness, anxiety, solitude [..]

 the bodily organ; fiery temper; haste; impulse.

1. The organ that makes lymphocytes and stores and filters blood and destroys the old red blood cells. 2. Bad temper and ill will. 3. Old term for depression and melancholy.

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To dream of spleen, denotes that you will have a misunderstanding with some party who will injure you.   

Organ that regulates the number of red blood cells.

Organ in abdomen producing white and destroying red blood cells.

(n) a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses(n) a feeling of resentful anger

The blood-forming and -storing organ located under the ribs in the upper left portion of the abdomen.

An organ that produces lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys those that are aging. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach.

An oval body to left of stomach, which forms and purifies the blood (19thc)

Definition: A large organ to the left of the stomach and below the diaphragm, serving to store blood, disintegrate old blood cells, filter foreign substances from the blood, and produce lymphocytes (w [..]

The spleen is a purple-ish organ on the left hand side of the body, below the stomach. It is composed of two parts: the red pulp that removes old or damaged red blood cells, and the white pulp made up [..]

Enlargement of the spleen.

A congenital or acquired condition in which the SPLEEN is not in its normal anatomical position but moves about in the Abdomen. This is due to laxity or absence of suspensory Ligaments which normally [..]

An organ of the lymphatic system. The spleen is located on the left side of the body, above the stomach. The spleen helps fight infection, keeps body fluids in balance, stores blood, and destroys old and damaged cells. See Related Term(s): Lymphatic System

A glandlike, lymphoid organ that is part of the immune system and that stores blood cells and produces some types of white blood cells.

An organ located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach that is part of the lymphatic system. It produces lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells and destroys old blood cells.

An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen makes lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach.

an abdominal organ in the lymphatic system that filters the blood, removes infectious agents and uses them to activate cells called lymphocytes, removes worn-out red blood cells, and stores extra blood in the body

An organ in the upper part of the abdomen on the left side, below and behind the stomach. The spleen produces lymphocytes, filters blood, stores blood and destroys cells that are ageing. It can mount [..]

 Part of the immune system, a pear-sized organ lying just under the rib cage on the left-hand side of the body, behind the stomach; involved in fighting infection and acts as a filter of the blood, removing foreign particles and destroying old blood cells

a large organ situated in the upper part of the abdominal cavity on the left side. The spleen breaks down red blood cells and sets free hemoglobin, which the liver then converts into bilirubin. In addition, the spleen performs many more important functions.

Large lymphatic organ in the upper left of the abdominal cavity that traps gets rid of foreign matter circulating in blood, gets rid of worn out red blood cells, and stores excess red blood cells.

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Large, solid organ responsible for the normal production and destruction of blood cells located under the left rib cage.

(anatomy,immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloo [..]

The largest structure in the lymphoid system, the spleen is a gland-like organ situated in the left upper abdomen. It serves as a reservoir of blood, produces lymphocytes and plasma cells, and functions as a “filter” for the blood by removing damaged red blood cells from the circulation.

An organ in the lymphatic system located on the left side of the abdomen under the ribs. The spleen produces lymphocytes, filters the blood, and destroys old blood cells, abnormal cells and bacteria.

An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen makes lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the [..]

a large organ situated in the upper part of the abdominal cavity on the left side. The spleen breaks down red blood cells and sets free hemoglobin, which the liver then converts into bilirubin. In add [..]