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pancreatic
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pan·cre·as  (pngkr-s, pn-)
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.
[Greek pankreas : pan-, pan- + kreas, flesh; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]
pancre·atic (pngkr-tk, pn-) adj.
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pancreas
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Adj.1.pancreatic - of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer"
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pancreatic [ˌpæŋkrɪˈætɪk] ADJ → pancreático
pancreatic
adj → der Bauchspeicheldrüse; pancreatic cancer → Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs m
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