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Definition of Spleens
1. spleen [n] - See also: spleen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spleens
Literary usage of Spleens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philosophical Transactions ... Abridged by Royal Society (Great Britain), John Lowthorp, Henry Jones, Andrew Reid, John Gray, John Eames, John Martyn (1749)
"149, (hews two spleens taken from a Man. TAr« spleens, In all ... '48f I49> The
spleens in each Body taken together, were but equal in Mag-/»- ..."
2. American Medicine (1906)
"In the course of my investigations on animal spleens, the question naturally came to
... I found hog spleens richer and more palatable than beef spleens. ..."
3. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1907)
"Where do the plasma-cells found so abundantly in the spleens of many diseased
individuals take their origin ? My investigation leads me to exclude ..."
4. My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa: As Medical Officer of the Emin by Thomas Heazle Parke (1891)
"... the Pasha's Province—-His men suffer from enlarged spleens—Leng an Arab wedding
festival—Nelson and I arrange with the Pasha I cook—My experience ..."