pan·cre·as (pangkre-əs, pan-)
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Tweet n. 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. [Greekpankreas : pan-, pan- + kreas, flesh; see kreuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pan′cre·atic(pang′kre-atik, pan′-)adj. (click for a larger image) pancreas |
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