Pancreas

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 Derived terms 1.2 See also

English

Noun

pancreas (plural pancreata or pancreases)

1. A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid to help with food digestion and also the hormone insulin which helps the body process glucose (or sugars).

Synonyms

• stomach sweetbread
• gutbread

Translations

Dutch: alvleesklier, buikspeekselklier, pancreas Finnish: haima German: Bauchspeicheldrüse f, Pankreas n

Greek: πάγκρεας [ˈpa.(ŋ)ɡre̞.as] / [ˈpa.ŋkre̞.as] n Interlingua: pancreas Spanish: pancreas

Derived terms

• pancreatic
• pancreatitis

See also

• insulin
• diabetes
• digestionpl:pancreas

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