| Term: | male organism spleen |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | male organism |
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| Definition: | Gonochoristic organism that can produce male gametes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000242] |
| Name: | spleen |
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| Definition: | Organ that filters the blood removing defective blood cells. The spleen is a dark red organ, located in the peritoneal cavity, adjacent to one of the liver lobes. The spleen consists of red pulp composed of erythrocytes and thrombocytes and white pulp, composed of macrophages, reticular cells and reticulin fibers. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000436] |