Meaning Of The Word Pancreas
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Pancreas Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Pancreas?
pancreas in American English
a large, elongated gland situated behind the stomach and secreting a digestive juice (pancreatic juice) into the small intestine: groups of differentiated cells ( islets of Langerhans) in the gland produce the hormone insulin: the pancreas of animals, use noun: a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin pancreas in British English noun: a large elongated glandular organ, situated behind the stomach, that secretes insulin and pancreatic juice |
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