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pancreatic

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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.

– origin C16: mod. L., from Gk pankreas, from pan ‘all’ + kreas ‘flesh’.

'pancreatic' also found in these Oxford entries:

amylase - chymotrypsin - cystic fibrosis - diabetes mellitus - insulin - islets of Langerhans - lipase - maltase - pancreas - pancreatin - Xenical

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