pancreatic

pancreas

pan·cre·as

P0038600 (păng′krē-əs, păn′-)n. A long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach, that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum and insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin into the bloodstream.

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[Greek pankreas : pan-, pan- + kreas, flesh; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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pan′cre·at′ic (păng′krē-ăt′ĭk, păn′-) adj.

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pancreatic - of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer"

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