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Spleen

The spleen (from Anglo-Norman espleen; .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}ult. from Ancient Greek σπλήν, splḗn), or milt, is an organ found in almost all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter.

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Artery
Splenic artery
FMA
7196
Greek
σπλήν
Latin
splen, lien
MeSH
D013154
Nerve
Splenic plexus

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Spleen

Nodes220
Edges219
Triples118
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009091
Components1

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related to Society and culture · 16
Spleen → Ancient Greek, Berachoth, Chinese, Earth, English, Etymologically, Greek, In, Latin, Old English, Persius, Talmud, The, There, Yang, Yin
related to External links · 13
Spleen → Anatomy, Encyclopædia Britannica Online, Finally, Human Anatomy Online, KidsHealth, MedlinePlus, Parents, Spleen Diseases, Spleen Gets Some Respect, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, The, The New York TimesNormal, The Spleen
related to Other · 11
Spleen → After, As, Creation, In, It, Other, Release, Storage, The, Up, While
related to Enlarged spleen · 10
Spleen → Banti's, Barr, Enlargement, Epstein, Gaucher's, Hodgkin's, It, Marked, Primary, The
related to Asplenia · 9
Spleen → Asplenia, Encapsulated, Hyposplenia, IgM, In, Phagocytosis, These, They, World War II
related to Blood supply · 6
Spleen → Both, In, Like, Near, The, There
related to Accessory spleen · 5
Spleen → Accessory, An, Polysplenia, Splenosis, These
related to Food · 5
Spleen → Chicken, It, Jerusalem, Sicilian, The
related to Structure · 5
Spleen → Below, In, It, The, There
is a · 4
Spleen → center of activity of the mononuclear phagocyte system and is analogous to a large lymph node, largest collection of lymphoid tissue in the body, long fissure, small splenic nodule outside the spleen

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blood cells red pulp splenic system also tissue white lymphocytes organ infarction injury one disease spleens accessory splenomegaly splenectomy surface

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SpleenArterySplenic artery1.00infobox
SpleenFMA71961.00infobox
SpleenGreekσπλήν1.00infobox
SpleenLatinsplen, lien1.00infobox
SpleenMeSHD0131541.00infobox
SpleenNerveSplenic plexus1.00infobox
SpleenSystemImmune system (lymphatic system)1.00infobox
SpleenTA251591.00infobox
SpleenTA98A13.2.01.0011.00infobox
SpleenVeinSplenic vein1.00infobox
Spleenis acenter of activity of the mononuclear phagocyte system and is analogous to a large lymph node0.90text
Spleenis along fissure0.90text
Spleenis alargest collection of lymphoid tissue in the body0.90text
Spleenis asmall splenic nodule outside the spleen0.90text

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