— pancreatic /pan'kree at"ik, pang'-/ , adj.
/pan"kree euhs, pang"-/ , n. Anat., Zool.
a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin. Cf. islet of Langerhans, pancreatic juice .
[ 1570-80; pánkreas sweetbread, equiv. to pan- PAN- + kréas flesh, meat ]