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An example of simile (and metaphor) in popular science writing"
"The Kupffer cells hang around like spiders on the walls of the blood vessels waiting to catch any red blood cells which have passed their best before date (typically 120 days)."
Catherine Carver
Carver, C. (2017). Immune. How your body defends and protects you. Bloomsbury Sigma.
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Tags: Kupffer cells, red blood cells
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