Definition of Pancrias
Pan"cre*as (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;;
&?;, &?;, all + &?; flesh, meat: cf. F. pancréas.]
(Anat.) 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 digestion. See Illust. of
Digestive apparatus.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
English
- A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid to help with food digestion and also the hormone insulin which helps the body process glucose (or sugars).
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See also
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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