ALL meanings of pancreas
pan·cre·as
P p - 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