- Pulp (spleen)
The pulp of the
spleen is practically all splenic tissue from onetrabecular artery to another. It consists ofred pulp andwhite pulp .
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Pulp (spleen)
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spleen — spleenish, adj. /spleen/, n. 1. a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn out red blood cells, and as a… … Universalium
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spleen — n. a large dark red ovoid organ situated on the left side of the body below and behind the stomach. It is enclosed within a fibrous capsule that extends into the spongy interior – the splenic pulp – to form a supportive framework. The pulp… … The new mediacal dictionary
pulp — n. 1) a soft mass of tissue (for example, of the spleen, in which there is both red pulp and white pulp). 2) the mass of connective tissue in the pulp cavity, at the centre of a tooth. It is surrounded by dentine except where it communicates with … The new mediacal dictionary
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 filter the blood … Herbal-medical glossary
White pulp — Transverse section of a portion of the spleen. (Lymphatic nodule labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
Red pulp — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pulpa splenica GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1284 Caption = Transverse section of a portion of the spleen. (Spleen pulp labeled at lower right.) Caption2 = Spleen System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber … Wikipedia
Diaphragmatic surface of spleen — The celiac artery and its branches. (Diaphragmatic surface of spleen visible at center right.) Latin facies diaphragmatica splenica Gray s … Wikipedia
