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)
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. 2012