pancreas
A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food…A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
» Insulin is produced by the pancreas.
Meaning
1 sensesA gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
Bauchspeicheldrüse, Pankreas
поджелу́дочная железа́podželúdočnaja železá
підшлункова залозаpidšlunkova zaloza
a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
Examples
10 sentencesInsulin is produced by the pancreas.
The pancreas secretes enzymes and hormones.
Insulin is naturally produced by the pancreas.
The pancreas produces enzymes as well as insulin.
deDie Bauchspeicheldrüse produziert Enzyme sowie Insulin.
Apart from insulin, the pancreas also produces enzymes.
Translations
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Origin
Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πExisting in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”).
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Forms
plural: pancreases / pancreata| Singular | pancreas |
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Synonyms
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8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular