Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lobulated racemose gland, situated in the abdomen near the stomach, extending transversely from the region of the liver to that of the spleen, often inclosed in a loop of the duodenum, and pouring its secretion, pancreatic juice, into the duodenum by one or several ducts.
- noun See the quotation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion. See
Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
Etymologies
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Examples
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With Focal KATP HI, removal of only the diseased focal area of the pancreas is attempted.
Treatment 2010
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In this form of HI, only a small, focal area of the pancreas is affected.
What is HI? 2010
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Cocaine, a pancreas is the organ in the body that will kill you if it ever becomes cancerous.
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If the pancreas is not making enough of these enzymes and acid buffers, a person is said to be pancreatic insufficient.
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The pancreas is important for the digestion and absorption of nutrients.
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Her cookie diet has obviously not been too helpful, because now her pancreas is infected, her liver enzymes are high, and her gall bladder is on the verge of complete mutiny.
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Her cookie diet has obviously not been too helpful, because now her pancreas is infected, her liver enzymes are high, and her gall bladder is on the verge of complete mutiny.
The Longest Day 2009
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However, I got the last laugh because my pancreas is now fireproof … which comes in handier than you might think.
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There is an organ in your body that is called the pancreas that is acutely aware of your blood sugar level.
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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There is an organ in your body that is called the pancreas that is acutely aware of your blood sugar level.
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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Al Yankovic: "My pancreas attracts every other pancreas in the universe with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the distance between them"
March 14, 2008
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It's not just a station in London.
March 14, 2008