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Noun:

  • immunology 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 vent one?s spleen"'' A bad mood; spitefulness.

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