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pancreas: Meaning and Definition of

pan•cre•as

Pronunciation: (pan'krē-us, pang'-), [key]
— n. Anat., Zool.
  1. a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin. Cf.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
pancratium pancreat-
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