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David Steensma, MD on Twitter: "People still use phrases like “I was just venting my spleen” or “Do you need to vent?” – i.e., express anger. Since the spleen didn't have an
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Journal of anatomy. snout to vent measurement of the Platypusis 87 cm. and width 18 cm. Ecliidaa {Echidna aculeata). As in the Platypus, three main portions of the spleen may be
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