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pancreas

pan·cre·as

(păng′krē-əs, păn′-)

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 kreuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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

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pancreas

(ˈpæŋkrɪəs)

(Anatomy) a large elongated glandular organ, situated behind the stomach, that secretes insulin and pancreatic juice

[C16: via New Latin from Greek pankreas, from pan- + kreas flesh]

pancreatic adj

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pan•cre•as

(ˈpæn kri əs, ˈpæŋ-)

n.

a large compound gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes digestive enzymes into the intestine and glucagon and insulin into the bloodstream.

[1570–80; < New Latin < Greek pánkreas sweetbread =pan- pan- + kréas flesh, meat]

pan`cre•at′ic (-ˈæt ɪk) adj.

pancreas

pan·cre·as

(păng′krē-əs)

A long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrate animals that is located behind the stomach. It secretes insulin and produces enzymes needed for digestion, which are secreted into the gut or small intestine.

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pancreas

A tongue-shaped gland located in the abdomen that produces glucagon, insulin, and pancreatic juice. See glucagon, insulin, pancreatic islets, pancreatic juice

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Noun

pancreas - a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin

duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland - a gland that secretes externally through a duct

digestive system, gastrointestinal system, systema alimentarium, systema digestorium - the system that makes food absorbable into the body

pancreatic duct - a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine

islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans - cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones

Translations

pankreas

بَنْكرياس

панкреас

pàncrees

slinivkaslinivka břišní člověka

bugspytkirtel

Bauchspeicheldrüse Pankreas

πάγκρεας

pankreato

páncreas

kõhunääre

haima

pancréas

לבלב

gušterača

hasnyálmirigy

pankreas

brisbriskirtill, bris

pancreas

膵臓

pancreas

kasa

aizkuņģa dziedzeris

alvleesklierbuikspeekselklierpancreas

pancreas

pankreaspodžalúdková žľaza

trebušna slinavka

гуштерача

bukspottkörtel

kongosho

pankreas

підшлункова залоза

tụy

胰腺

pancreas

[ˈpæŋkrɪəs] N → páncreas m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pancreas

[ˈpæŋkriəs] n → pancréas m

pancreas

n → Bauchspeicheldrüse f, → Pankreas nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pancreas

[ˈpæŋkrɪəs] n → pancreas m inv

pancreas

(ˈpӕŋkriəs) noun

a part of the body which helps in the digestion of food.

pan·cre·as

n. pancreas, glándula del sistema digestivo que secreta externamente el jugo pancreático e interiormente la insulina y el glucagón;

___ transplant → transplante del ___.

pancreas

n (pl -creases) páncreas m

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Xeris Pharmaceuticals announced that Jessica Castle, M.D., an associate professor of medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine and OHSU Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center in Portland, Oregon, is conducting a clinical trial with a dual-hormone artificial pancreas using Xeris' ready-to-use liquid glucagon to evaluate a new closed-loop algorithm.

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