Greek Meaning of pancreas
Πάγκρεας
Other Greek words related to Πάγκρεας
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Nearest Words of pancreas
- pancreatectomy => Παγκρεατεκτομή
- pancreatic => παγκρεατικός
- pancreatic artery => παγκρεατική αρτηρία
- pancreatic cancer => Καρκίνος του παγκρέατος
- pancreatic duct => παγκρεατικός πόρος
- pancreatic fibrosis => Πάγκρεατική ίνωση
- pancreatic juice => Παγκρεατικό υγρό
- pancreatic vein => Φλέβα του παγκρέατος
- pancreatin => Παγκρεατίνη
- pancreatitis => Παγκρεατίτιδα
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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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,