Spleen
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A fist-size organ under your ribs and above your stomach on the left side of your body. Your spleen filters your blood and breaks down old red blood cells, stores blood for emergencies such as trauma, and helps your body fight infection by making white blood cells that destroy bacteria, viruses, and other germs.
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