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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•cre•as /ˈpænkriəs, ˈpæŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- 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 © 2024pan•cre•as (pan′krē əs, pang′-),USA pronunciation n. [Anat., Zool.]- 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;
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