Found 3 items, similar to Pancreas.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: pancreas
kelenjar getah bening
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pancreas
pancreas
n : a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach;
secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pancreas
Pancreas
\Pan"cre*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; pa^s, pa^n, all +
kre`as flesh, meat: cf. F. pancr['e]as.] (Anat.)
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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