spleen
脾脏,脾,脾胃,脾脏的
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Definitions
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- : a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- : Obsolete. this organ conceived of as the seat of spirit and courage or of such emotions as mirth, ill humor, melancholy, etc.
- : ill humor, peevish temper, or spite.
- : Archaic. melancholy.
- : Obsolete. caprice.
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She is keeping her children home because their father does not have a spleen, which makes him more vulnerable to the virus.
We’ve seen the abuses, heard all the excuses, And don’t care if you vent your spleen.
There’s some evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can interfere with immune processes in the lymph nodes and spleen in ways that might prevent the immune system from “remembering” the virus if it sees it again.
Once inside a cell, the parasite produces proteins that dock on the cell’s exterior and make it stick to blood vessels so that it won’t be carried to the spleen, where it would otherwise get removed from the body.
Back in the 90s, scientists found that pinching this spot can activate nerves that lead to the spleen, which produces immune cells and is a major regulator of inflammation.
Internal organs like the spleen swell up and become as hard as sausages.
As with pretty much everything the former governor does, this is all about Venting the Spleen of Sarah.
Not that Cheney, even at his frailest, ever failed to vent his spleen with impressive vigor.
The shot damaged his liver, lungs, pancreas and spleen and has left him paralyzed from the waist down.
The internal injuries cost him his spleen and part of his pancreas, but he could skate without those.
Large mononuclear leukocytes probably originate in the bone-marrow or .