Spleens

Word SPLEENS
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Definitions and meanings of "Spleens"

What do we mean by spleens?

In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.

(except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness.

A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.

Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.

A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.

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The word "spleens" in example sentences

On a Sunday morning 10 days after injecting the cells, Dr. McCulloch observed nodules in the spleens of the surviving mice. ❋ Thomas Maugh II (2011)

Space butter is quite similar, but for the spleens ❋ Unknown (2009)

These were hard-nosed men who would have forsaken their spleens for a couple of victories. ❋ Jeff Pearlman (2012)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In fact, I kind of wish the artists would branch out into spleens, kidneys, or maybe various glands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

During one of their experiments, they discovered several clumps of cells on the spleens of their animal subjects. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“Come right in — we're looking for a few good spleens.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Nichola Fletcher (2010)

“THEY TELL me that spleens are, for the most part, optional,” Chogyi Jake said. ❋ M.L.N. Hanover (2010)

Their spleens were atrophied, their intestines were damaged, and the sense of smell was impaired. ❋ Gautam Naik (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He plays directly to their own oversized spleens, which fuels so much Tea Party politics. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We checked patients with lymphadenopathy (swollen glands), big livers and palpable spleens. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But you aren't paying for the function, you're paying for the design, and who amongst us does not want to turn our kitchen into the microcosmic eating lounge of Aperture Science, with helpful (albeit homicidal) recycling eggs (oviposited by glorious GLaDOS herself) pristinely hovering about, electronically warbling invitations to deposit our spare cans, or perhaps just our spleens, in their plastic, opalescent bellies? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mice treated with lodamin had normal-looking livers and spleens, the researchers said. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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