2. Spleen Diseases: MedlinePlus
Your spleen is an organ above your stomach and under your ribs on your left side. It is about as big as your fist. The spleen is part of your lymphatic system, which fights infection and keeps your body fluids in balance. It contains white blood c...
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3. SEER Training: Spleen
The spleen is located in the upper left abdominal cavity, just beneath the diaphragm, and posterior to the stomach. It is similar to a lymph node in shape and structure but it is much larger. The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ in the body. ...
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4. NIP: Adult Immunization Quiz - Spleen
Pneumococcal disease can lead to serious and even life-threatening infections of the lungs (pneumonia), the blood (bacteremia), and the covering of the brain (meningitis). Pneumococcal vaccine protects against these infections. You are at risk for...
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5. Spleen removal - child - discharge: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
If your child had open surgery, the surgeon made an incision (cut) in the middle of your child's belly or on the left side of the belly just below the ribs. If your child had laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon made 3 to 4 small cuts in your child’s...
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6. The spleen
Massive; Chronic myeloid leukaemia; Myelofibrosis; Moderate; Portal hypertension; Lymphoma; Leukaemia; Thalassaemia; Glycogen storage diseases; Small; Polycythaemia rubra vera; Haemolytic anaemias; Infections - infectious mononucleosis, malaria; C...
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7. spleen
An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen produces 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.
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8. Spleen removal
Spleen removal (splenectomy) is surgery to remove a diseased or damaged spleen. This organ is in the upper part of your belly, on the left side. It helps your body fight germs and infections. It also helps filter your blood.
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9. Spleen Extract
The spleen is an organ located under the left side of the rib cage. Its functions in the body include removing “worn out “ red blood cells and supplying certain types of white blood cells (immune cells). For use as a supplement, spleen extracts ar...
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10. Spleen explained
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