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The spleen filters blood in its red pulp — trapping and recycling aging or damaged red blood cells.
SrcNCBI StatPearls — Physiology, Spleen

Next evidence →120 daysHealthy red blood cells circulate for up to about 120 days before the spleen and liver clear them.

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