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Diagram of the human lymphatic system highlighting lymphatic vessels and major lymphoid organs, including lymph nodes, adenoids, tonsils, thymus gland, spleen, appendix, bone marrow, and ducts.
lymphatic system of the head and neck
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Human spleen
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Florence Sabin, c. 1915.
Florence Rena Sabin
American anatomist
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William Hewson
English physiologist
Bartholin, Thomas
Thomas Bartholin
Danish anatomist and mathematician

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