pancreas
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pancreas /ˈpaŋkrɪəs/
▶noun (pl. pancreases) a large gland behind the stomach which secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum.
– derivatives
pancreatic adjective.
pancreatic adjective.
– origin C16: mod. L., from Gk pankreas, from pan ‘all’ + kreas ‘flesh’.
'pancreas' also found in these Oxford entries:
glucagon
- insulin
- pancreatectomy
- pancreatitis
- portal vein
- sweetbread
- trypsin
- trypsinogen
