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Spleen

The large organ lying to the left of, below, and behind the stomach. This organ is partially responsible for white blood cell formation (red blood cells in childhood), and it is lined with resident macrophages that help it philtre the blood, remove and recycle old and dead red blood cells, and send this all up to the liver in the portal blood.

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