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Pancreas   /pˈænkriəs/   Listen
Pancreas

noun
1.
A large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin.



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"Pancreas" Quotes from Famous Books



... examination showed that the ball, after fracturing one of the ribs, had passed through the spinal column, fracturing the body of one of the vertebra, driving a number of small fragments of bone into the soft parts adjacent, and lodging below the pancreas, where it had become completely encysted. The immediate cause of death was hemorrhage from one of the small arteries in the track of the ball, but the principal cause was the poisoning ...
— Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 • Barkham Burroughs


Words linked to "Pancreas" :   exocrine gland, islets of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, gastrointestinal system, duct gland, systema digestorium, digestive system, systema alimentarium, islands of Langerhans, pancreatic duct, exocrine, pancreatic


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