Purple Organ Similar to a Lymph Node

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Question

Purple Organ Similar to a Lymph Node

Answer

SPLEEN

Word Meaning:

SPLEEN — (anatomy, 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.

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