PANCREAS


Meaning of PANCREAS in English

n. a gland near the stomach supplying the duodenum with digestive fluid and secreting insulin into the blood.

Derivatives:

pancreatic adj. pancreatitis n.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk pagkreas (as PAN-, kreas -atos flesh)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.