Greek Meaning of pancreas

Πάγκρεας

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Definitions and Meaning of pancreas in English

Wordnet

pancreas (n)

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

Webster

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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Πάγκρεας

a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulinThe sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly

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pancratium => πανκράτιον, pancratist => παγκρατιστές, pancratical => παγκρατιαστής, pancratic => παγκρατικός, pancratiastic => παγκρατιαστικός,