Spleen (disambiguation)
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The spleen
Spleen
The spleen is an organ found in virtually all vertebrate animals with important roles in regard to red blood cells and the immune system. In humans, it is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. It removes old red blood cells and holds a reserve of blood in case of hemorrhagic shock...

is an organ located in the abdomen of the human body.

Spleen may also refer to:
  • Spleen (Zang)
    Spleen (Zang)
    The Spleen is one of the zàng organs stipulated by Traditional Chinese Medicine . It is a functionally defined entity and not equivalent to the anatomical organ of the same name.-In the context of the zang-fu concept:...

    , a set of interrelated parts in traditional Chinese anatomy
  • Spleen (musician), a rapper/musician who sometimes performs with CocoRosie
    CocoRosie
    CocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in years...

  • The Spleen, a character in the 1999 superhero parody movie Mystery Men
    Mystery Men
    Mystery Men is a 1999 comedy film based on a Dark Horse comic book series feature in Flaming Carrot Comics by Bob Burden, directed by TV commercial director Kinka Usher. It stars William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, and Hank Azaria as a trio of lesser superheroes with fairly unimpressive superpowers who...

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  • Spleen (band), a Russian rock band
  • spleen (mood), the way poets call the melancholy.
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