pancreatic

[pan-kree-uhs, pang-]

pan·cre·as

[pan-kree-uhs, pang-]
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.


Origin:
1570–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek pánkreas sweetbread, equivalent to pan- pan- + kréas flesh, meat

pan·cre·at·ic [pan-kree-at-ik, pang-] , adjective
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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 pan- + kreas flesh]
 
pancreatic
 
adj

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