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Definitions of spleens in various dictionaries:
noun - a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm
noun - a feeling of resentful anger
noun - a ductless organ of the body
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| The spleen is an organ found in virtually all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. The word spleen comes from Ancient Greek (spln).The spleen plays important roles in regard to red blood cells (also referred to as erythrocytes) and the immune system. Spleen and liver together work in formation on RBCs before birth and after the child is born they function as graveyard of RBCs . It removes old red blood cells and holds a reserve of blood, which can be valuable in case of hemorrhagic shock, and also recycles iron. As a part of the mononuclear phagocyte system, it metabolizes hemoglobin removed from senescent red blood cells (erythrocytes). The globin portion of hemoglobin is degraded to its constitutive amino acids, and the heme portion is metabolized to bilirubin, which is removed in the liver.The spleen synthesizes antibodies in its white pulp and removes antibody-coated bacteria and antibody-coated blood cells by way of blood |