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- noun Plural form of
spleen .
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Examples
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On a Sunday morning 10 days after injecting the cells, Dr. McCulloch observed nodules in the spleens of the surviving mice.
Ernest McCulloch dies: Scientist who first identified stem cells was 84 Thomas Maugh II 2011
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Space butter is quite similar, but for the spleens …
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You can tell that reality is slowly overtaking the initial narrative; it looks like certain lefty commenters no longer feel comfortable popping in to vent their spleens against Israel push back against DB.
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These were hard-nosed men who would have forsaken their spleens for a couple of victories.
High-Five the Guy Who Just Dunked on You Jeff Pearlman 2012
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People with compromised immune systems -- including the elderly and those with cancer, HIV or no spleens -- are especially at risk of potentially deadly complications such as organ failure.
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In fact, I kind of wish the artists would branch out into spleens, kidneys, or maybe various glands.
Boing Boing 2009
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On a Sunday morning 10 days after injecting the cells, Dr. McCulloch observed nodules in the spleens of the surviving mice.
Ernest McCulloch dies: Scientist who first identified stem cells was 84 Thomas Maugh II 2011
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During one of their experiments, they discovered several clumps of cells on the spleens of their animal subjects.
A Q&A with Morton A Meyers about Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs 2010
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In the 1st century AD, Emperor Vitellius produced an enormous platter called The Shield of Minerva, which included pike livers, pheasant and peacock brains, flamingo tongues, lamprey spleens and other luxury ingredients gathered from all corners of his empire.
The Biggest Feasts Ever Nichola Fletcher 2010
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Because they aren't rationally aligning belief and action; they're tempted to lose their spleens in the polling place without fully grasping the consequences.
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