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单词 pancreas
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pan•cre•as /ˈpænkriəs, ˈpæŋ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anatomya large gland located near the stomach, which releases digestive enzymes into the intestine and insulin into the bloodstream.
pan•cre•at•ic /ˌpænkriˈætɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pan•cre•as  (pan′krē əs, pang′-),USA pronunciation n. [Anat., Zool.]
  1. Anatomy, Zoology, Zoologya 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. 
  • Greek pánkreas sweetbread, equivalent. to pan- pan- + kréas flesh, meat
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1570–80;
pan•cre•at•ic  (pan′krē at′ik, pang′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pancreas /ˈpæŋkrɪəs/ n
  1. a large elongated glandular organ, situated behind the stomach, that secretes insulin and pancreatic juice
Etymology: 16th Century: via New Latin from Greek pankreas, from pan- + kreas flesh

pancreatic /ˌpæŋkrɪˈætɪk/ adj
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