单词 | pancreas |
释义 | pancreas —pancreatic /pan'kree at"ik, pang'-/, adj. /pan"kree euhs, pang"-/, n. Anat., Zool. 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. Cf. islet of Langerhans, pancreatic juice. [1570-80; < NL < Gk pánkreas sweetbread, equiv. to pan- PAN- + kréas flesh, meat] |
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