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| adenine |
in chemistry, a crystalline base that is a constituent of nucleic acid in organs such as the pancreas and spleen. |
| Hodgkin's disease |
a progressive, sometimes fatal disease in which the lymph tissues, spleen, and kidneys become enlarged or inflamed. |
| mononucleosis |
an infectious disease characterized by a swollen spleen and lymph nodes, and an increase in the proportion of mononuclear leukocytes in the circulatory blood. [1/2 definitions] |
| spleen |
an organ near the stomach that stores blood. The spleen gets rid of old red blood cells, and makes certain kinds of white blood cells. |
| splenetic |
of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic. [1/2 definitions] |
| splenic |
of, relating to, or affecting the spleen. |
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