Canadian French Meaning of pancreas
Pancréas
Other Canadian French words related to Pancréas
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of pancreas
- pancreatectomy => Pancréatectomie
- pancreatic => pancréatique
- pancreatic artery => artère pancréatique
- pancreatic cancer => Cancer du pancréas
- pancreatic duct => conduit pancréatique
- pancreatic fibrosis => Fibrose du pancréas
- pancreatic juice => Suc pancréatique
- pancreatic vein => Veine pancréatique
- pancreatin => Pancréatine
- pancreatitis => Pancréatite
Definitions and Meaning of pancreas in English
pancreas (n)
a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
pancreas (n.)
The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
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Pancréas
a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulinThe sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
pancratium => pancratium, pancratist => pancratiaste, pancratical => pancratique, pancratic => pancratique, pancratiastic => pancratique,
