>This sounds like something you'd read about in a third-world country in the 19th century.
Not even then. Neither third world country doctors nor 19th century physicians would confuse the liver for the spleen.
The ancient Greeks knew the difference. They may not have known what the spleen itself did, but they knew it wasn't the liver
The ancient Greeks knew the difference. They may not have known what the spleen itself did, but they knew it wasn't the liver