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pancreatic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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US: /ˌpæŋ.kɹɪˈæ.tɪk/
US: /ˌpeɪŋ-/
US: /ˌpæn-/
US: /ˌpeɪn-/
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adj

Meaning 1

Belonging or relating to the pancreas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

adjective

Meaning 2

of or involving the pancreas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

pancreatic cancer

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Catalan: pancreàtic — belonging or relating to the pancreas
Czech: pankreatický — belonging or relating to the pancreas
Esperanto: pankreata — belonging or relating to the pancreas
French: pancréatique — belonging or relating to the pancreas
German: pankreatisch — belonging or relating to the pancreas
German: Bauchspeicheldrüsen- — belonging or relating to the pancreas
German: der Bauchspeicheldrüse (nachgestellt) — belonging or relating to the pancreas
German: Pankreas- — belonging or relating to the pancreas
Irish: paincréasach — belonging or relating to the pancreas
Italian: pancreatico — belonging or relating to the pancreas
Portuguese: pancreático — belonging or relating to the pancreas
Spanish: pancreático — belonging or relating to the pancreas
Volapük: pankreatik — belonging or relating to the pancreas

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Inflections and variants

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Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: apancreatic, biliopancreatic, duodenopancreatic, enteropancreatic, extrapancreatic, gastroenteropancreatic, gastropancreatic, hepatopancreatic, hypothalamo-pancreatic, interpancreatic, intrapancreatic, lienopancreatic, nasopancreatic, nonpancreatic, pancreatically, pancreatic artery, pancreatic bud, pancreatic cancer, pancreatic diverticulum, pancreatic duct, pancreatic fistula, pancreatic insufficiency, pancreatic juice, pancreatic lipase, pancreatic notch, pancreatic plexus, pancreatic polypeptide, pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatic vein, pancrelipase, peripancreatic, retropancreatic, splenopancreatic, suprapancreatic, transpancreatic

Related: pancreas

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