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Definition of pancreas noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pancreas

noun
 
/ˈpæŋkriəs/
 
/ˈpæŋkriəs/
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  1. an organ near the stomach that produces insulin and a liquid that helps the body to digest foodTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek pankreas, from pan ‘all’ + kreas ‘flesh’.
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