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. [1913 Webster]