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noun
A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: gutbread, stomach sweetbread, belly sweetbread
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland
History
Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”).
Across languages
113 source translations are retained for this English entry.
