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pancreas.

A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/UK/ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/US/ˈpeɪŋ-/US/ˈpæn-/US
  1. A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

Where this word comes from

Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”).

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