Organ recycling old red blood cells and also housing lymphocytes

concept

A surgeon applying a cautery iron to clearly defined points on a woman's lower abdomen (indicating spleen?). Pen drawing after a tenth century manuscript.

Dissections of diseased spleen: three figures. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.

Of the spleen, its description and history, uses and diseases, particularly the vapors, with their remedy. Being a lecture read at the Royal College of Physicians, London, 1722. To which is added some anatomical observations in the dissection of an elephant / [William Stukeley].

The viscera, after Haller, showing the lobes of the liver, the stomach, the kidneys, the spleen, etc. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

Pancreas, liver, spleen without its membranes, intestines, lacteals etc. after Kulm, Reverholt, Bidloo, Ruysch, Peyer and Heister. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

Commentatio physiologica de functione lienis / auctore Goëthius Stinstra.

De milt, beschouwd in hare structuur en hare physiologische betrekking tot het ligchaam / door A. Sasse.

Biliary cirrhosis 1905

The spleen and hypersplenism / William Dameshek & Solomon Estren.

Possible relations of the weight of the lungs and other organs to body-weight and surface area (in dogs) / by G.N. Stewart.

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

We're experiencing some technical problems in the library today. 

If you’re visiting us, you won’t be able to print or use our PCs or laptops. If you want to sign-up for a free library membership, we’ll give you a temporary card for today and complete your membership next time you visit.

You can access items from the collection as usual and our team is on hand to help. Thank you for your patience while we resolve these issues. 

We're running paid user research studies to improve Wellcome Collection online

Spleen

Images from the collections

Images referencing Spleen

Works from the collections

Commentatio physiologica de functione lienis / auctore Goëthius Stinstra.

De milt, beschouwd in hare structuur en hare physiologische betrekking tot het ligchaam / door A. Sasse.

Biliary cirrhosis 1905

The spleen and hypersplenism / William Dameshek & Solomon Estren.

Possible relations of the weight of the lungs and other organs to body-weight and surface area (in dogs) / by G.N. Stewart.

Spleen

Images from the collections

Images referencing Spleen

Works from the collections

Commentatio physiologica de functione lienis / auctore Goëthius Stinstra.

De milt, beschouwd in hare structuur en hare physiologische betrekking tot het ligchaam / door A. Sasse.

Biliary cirrhosis 1905

The spleen and hypersplenism / William Dameshek & Solomon Estren.

Possible relations of the weight of the lungs and other organs to body-weight and surface area (in dogs) / by G.N. Stewart.

Related topics