pancreatic

pancreas

pan·cre·as

 (păng′krē-əs, păn′-)

n.

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.

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[Greek pankreas : pan-, pan- + kreas, flesh; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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pan′cre·at′ic (păng′krē-ăt′ĭk, păn′-) adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pancreatic - of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer"

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Translations

pancreatic

[ˌpæŋkrɪˈætɪk] ADJ → pancreático

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pancreatic

adj → der Bauchspeicheldrüse; pancreatic cancer → Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs m

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pan·cre·at·ic

a. pancreático-a, rel. al páncreas;

___ cyst → quiste ___;

___ duct → conducto ___;

___ juice → jugo ___;

___ neoplasms → neoplasmas ___ -s.

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pancreatic

adj pancreático

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