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MeSH Heading: Spleen
Tree Number(s): A10.549.700; A15.382.520.604.700
Unique ID: D013154
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013154
Annotation: /inj: consider also SPLENIC RUPTURE but traumatic spleen perforation is indexed under SPLEEN /‌inj; accessory spleen: index under SPLEEN /‌abnorm
Scope Note: An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters.
NLM Classification #: WH 600
See Also: Splenectomy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/16

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Spleen MeSH Descriptor Data 2025