pancreatic
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kri noun Anatomy, Zoology.
a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
Compare islet of Langerhans, pancreatic juice.
Origin:
1570–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek pánkreas sweetbread, equivalent to pan- pan- + kréas flesh, meat
1570–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek pánkreas sweetbread, equivalent to pan- pan- + kréas flesh, meat
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pancreas (ˈpæŋkrɪəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a large elongated glandular organ, situated behind the stomach, that secretes insulin and pancreatic juice | |
| [C16: via New Latin from Greek pankreas, from | |
| pancreatic | |
| —adj | |
| pancreas (ˈpæŋkrɪəs) | |
| —n | |
| a large elongated glandular organ, situated behind the stomach, that secretes insulin and pancreatic juice | |
| [C16: via New Latin from Greek pankreas, from | |
| pancreatic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
pancreas
1578, from Gk. pankreas "sweetbread (pancreas as food), pancreas," from pan- "all" + kreas "flesh," probably on notion of homogeneous substance of the organ.
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Medical Dictionary
pancreas pan·cre·as (pāng'krē-əs, pān'-)
n. pl. pan·cre·a·ta (pān-krē'ə-tə)
A lobulated gland without a capsule, that extends from the concavity of the duodenum to the spleen, consists of a flattened head within the duodenal concavity, an elongated three-sided body extending across the abdomen, and a tail touching the spleen, and secretes insulin and glucagon internally and pancreatic juice externally into the intestine.
pan'cre·at'ic (pāng'krē-āt'ĭk, pān'-) adj.
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Science Dictionary
pancreas  (pāng'krē-əs) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrate animals that is located behind the stomach and is part of the digestive system. It secretes hormones (insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin) into the bloodstream and digestive enzymes into the small intestine or gut. The pancreas also secretes sodium bicarbonate, which protects the lining of the intestine by neutralizing acids from the stomach. |
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Cultural Dictionary
pancreas [(pang-kree-uhs, pan-kree-uhs)]A gland behind the stomach that functions in both the endocrine system and the digestive system. Its endocrine function involves the secretion into the bloodstream of insulin, which regulates the level of sugars in the blood. As part of the digestive system, the pancreas secretes into the small intestine a fluid containing enzymes that is used in the digestion of all foods.
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Example sentences
Jobs, who says he's beat his pancreatic cancer, continued to look healthier.
In terrestrial diabetes patients, the capsule could contain pancreatic islet cells, functioning as an artificial pancreas.
In certain cancers, such as pancreatic cancer, symptoms often do not start until the disease has reached an advanced stage.
Researchers have detected cancer stem cells in tumors from patients with pancreatic cancer.
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