spleen
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Measles can cause the spleen to enlarge, making it more likely to rupture.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Lancaster County coroner Stephen Diamantoni, a Republican, has said one of the two infants died of a ruptured spleen rather than measles itself.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Fox had had parts of his spleen, pancreas, and small and large intestine removed, and yet his tubes and catheter were out and he was already walking with a walker.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
In addition, OL improved abnormal changes in immune organs including the thymus and spleen.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
We four children stayed out of their way and continued to vent our group spleen amongst ourselves, muttering about the unfairness of it all.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
They were looking at “scurfy” mice; males are unexpectedly born with flaky skin and enlarged spleens and only live for a few weeks, because their organs are attacked by their own immune cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
People without spleens are more susceptible to severe bacterial infections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
Yet this bedrock right to vent our spleens against officials is now being challenged.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2021
In his barn this winter, Lundgren has been compiling some of the newest evidence—data suggesting that a significant number of wild deer in the upper Midwest have neonics in their spleens.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2021
These spleens were the size of a tangerine and were leathery.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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