spleen
Example Sentences
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“I’ve met patients with TB in the eye, in their spine, in their ankle bone, in the spleen, the lymph nodes.”
From Washington Post
The 39-year-old from, Mansfield, said her GP initially thought the lump could have been an enlarged spleen.
From BBC
Medina Spirit had swollen lungs, foam in his windpipe and an enlarged spleen, all common when horses die suddenly, the board said.
From New York Times
His spleen ruptured, and his left lung collapsed.
From Washington Post
It’s the life-changing gift her mother gave her when she suffered a punctured spleen at 17.
From Washington Post
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