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    Pancreas
    Pan'cre·as noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ..., ..., all + ... flesh, meat: confer French pancréas .] (Anat.) The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and ...
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    pancreas
    <anatomy, gastroenterology> A tongue-shaped glandular organ lying below and behind the stomach. ... The head of the pancreas is encircled by the duodenum and its tail touches the spleen. It secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon (both regulate blood sugar), in addition to pancreatic enzyme...
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    pancreas
    noun a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
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    pancreas
    (pan´kre-әs) pl. pancre´ata a large, elongated gland found in a more or less horizontal position behind the stomach, between the spleen and duodenum. It is composed of both exocrine and endocrine tissue. The acini secrete digestive enzymes, and small ducts leading from them secrete sodium bi...
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    Pancreas
    • (n.) 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 digestio...
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    pancreas
    compound gland that discharges digestive enzymes into the gut and secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon, vital in carbohydrate (sugar) ... [16 related articles]
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    pancreas
    pancreas 1. A long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach, that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum and insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin into the bloodstream. 2. A gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one...
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    Pancreas
    The pancreas ˈpæŋkriəs is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is both an endocrine gland producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, and a digestive organ, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that as...
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    Pancreas
    an abdominal organ with multiple functions. It is a ducted organ which produces chemicals used in the intestines for digestion. It is also an endocrine gland producing several hormones in the islets of Langerhans. The most notable of these latter is insulin.
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    pancreas
    Pancreas and nearby organs Pancreas, common bile duct, and small intestine A long, soft organ that lies transversely along the back of the abdominal wall, behind the stomach, and extends from the region of the duodenum to the spleen. The pancreas functions as both an exocrine gland and...
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    pancreas
    pancreas (păn'krēus) , glandular organ that secretes digestive enzymes and hormones. In humans, the pancreas is a yellowish organ about 7 in. (17.8 cm) long and 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) wide. It lies beneath the stomach and is connected to the small intestine at the duodenum (see digestive s...
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    Pancreas
    The pancreas is an elongated secreting gland which lies transversely across the back wall of the abdomen, behind the stomach. It secretes pancreatic juice, which contains ferments necessary for digestion and the absorption of proteins, fats and starches. Insulin is also secreted.
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    pancreas
    In vertebrates, a gland of the digestive system located close to the duodenum. When stimulated by the hormone secretin, it releases enzymes into the duodenum that digest starches, proteins, and fats. In humans, it is about 18 cm/7 in long, and lies behind and below the stomach. It contains groups......
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