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- [pan-kree-uh s, pang-]
- /ˈpæn kri əs, ˈpæŋ-/
- /ˈpæŋ.kri.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pan-kree-uh s, pang-]
- /ˈpæn kri əs, ˈpæŋ-/
Definitions of pancreas word
- noun pancreas 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. 1
- noun pancreas organ that produces insulin 1
- countable noun pancreas Your pancreas is an organ in your body that is situated behind your stomach. It produces insulin and substances that help your body digest food. 0
- noun pancreas a large elongated glandular organ, situated behind the stomach, that secretes insulin and pancreatic juice 0
- noun pancreas a large, elongated gland situated behind the stomach and secreting a digestive juice (pancreatic juice) into the small intestine: groups of differentiated cells (islets of Langerhans) in the gland produce the hormone insulin: the pancreas of animals, used as food, is usually called sweetbread 0
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Origin of pancreas
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < New Latin < Greek pánkreas sweetbread, equivalent to pan- pan- + kréas flesh, meat
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Parts of speech for Pancreas
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pancreas popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pancreas
noun pancreas
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- giblet — (usually plural) the edible viscera of a bird.
- giblets — The liver, heart, gizzard, and neck of a chicken or other fowl, usually removed before the bird is cooked, and often used to make gravy, stuffing, or soup.
- gizzard — Also called ventriculus. a thick-walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food, often with the aid of ingested stones or grit.
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