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spleen

/spliːn/

Meanings
noun

脾脏

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.

Examples :

"The doctor ordered an ultrasound to check the patient's spleen after noticing unusual blood test results. "
医生注意到病人血检结果异常，所以让他做了个超声波检查，看看他的脾脏有没有问题。
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Related Words

Illustration ultrasound

ultrasound noun

/ˈʌltrəsaʊnd/

超声波，超音波

"The doctor used ultrasound to see the baby inside the mother's womb. "

医生用超声波来观察母亲子宫里的宝宝。

Illustration accidentally

accidentally adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

偶然地，意外地

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

他发现青霉素，很大程度上是偶然发生的。

Illustration affections

affections noun

/əˈfɛkʃənz/

影响，作用。

"The therapist studied the affections of the medication on the patient's anxiety levels. "

治疗师研究了药物对病人焦虑程度的影响作用。

Illustration lymphocytes

lymphocytes noun

/ˈlɪmfəˌsaɪts/ /ˈlɪmfoʊˌsaɪts/

淋巴细胞

"The doctor ordered a blood test to check my levels of lymphocytes because she suspected I might have an infection. "

医生开了验血单，要检查我的淋巴细胞水平，因为她怀疑我可能感染了。

Illustration vertebrates

vertebrates noun

/ˈvɜːrtɪbrəts/ /ˈvɜːrtɪbreɪts/

脊椎动物，有脊椎动物

"Simple Example: "Humans, dogs, and fish are all examples of vertebrates because they have a backbone." "

人类、狗和鱼都是脊椎动物的例子，因为它们都有脊椎骨。

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

蔬菜，青菜

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

在生物课上，我们学到，严格来说，即使是水果也算是蔬菜，因为蔬菜的定义是任何植物。

Illustration frustrating

frustrating verb

/fɹʌˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/

令人沮丧，使灰心。

"It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all."

做这么多工作，结果全丢了，这真让我沮丧。

Illustration hypochondriacal

hypochondriacal adjective

/ˌhaɪpoʊkɑnˈdraɪəkəl/ /ˌhaɪpəkɑnˈdraɪəkəl/

疑病症的, 忧郁的

"After reading about a rare disease online, he became increasingly hypochondriacal, convinced he had every symptom described. "

在网上读到一种罕见疾病后，他变得越来越疑神疑鬼，忧心忡忡，坚信自己有了描述的每一种症状。

Illustration melancholy

melancholy noun

/ˈmelənkəli/ /ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑl.i/

忧郁质，黑胆汁。

"Ancient medical texts described the "melancholy" as a harmful bodily fluid, believed to cause sadness and illness. "

古代医学典籍将“忧郁质/黑胆汁”描述为一种有害的体液，认为它会导致悲伤和疾病。

Illustration bloodstream

bloodstream noun

/ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/

血液，血流

"The medicine entered her bloodstream quickly and started to reduce her fever. "

药物很快进入了她的血液，开始退烧。

Illustration graduation

graduation noun

/ˌɡɹædʒuˈeɪʃən/

毕业，毕业典礼.

"After years of hard work, Maria's graduation from university was a joyful celebration. "

经过多年的努力，玛丽亚从大学毕业并拿到毕业证，这真是一场令人高兴的庆祝。

Illustration immoderate

immoderate adjective

/ɪˈmɒdərət/ /ɪˈmɑːdərət/

过度，过分，无节制。

"His immoderate spending habits quickly drained his savings account. "

他过度的消费习惯很快就耗尽了他的储蓄账户。