Pancreas Definition

păngkrē-əs, păn-
noun
A large, elongated gland situated behind the stomach and secreting a digestive juice (pancreatic juice) into the small intestine: groups of differentiated cells (islets of Langerhans) in the gland produce the hormone insulin: the pancreas of animals, used as food, is usually called sweetbread.
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Other Word Forms of Pancreas

Noun

Singular:
pancreas
Plural:
pancreases, pancreata

Origin of Pancreas

  • Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pankreas), from πᾶν (pan, “all") (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kreas, “flesh").

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek pankreas pan- pan- kreas flesh kreuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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