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Definitions of pancreas
  1. noun
    a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
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  • insulin hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
  • pancreatic of or involving the pancreas
  • pancreatectomy surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas
  • cf the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
  • pancreatitis inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain
  • pancreatin extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions
  • hemochromatosis pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
  • venae pancreatica veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins
  • pancreatic artery a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas
  • isles of langerhans cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones
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