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English

Etymology
Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from L. #Latin|pancreas, from AGr. polytonic|�άγκ�εα� italbrac|pankreas, from polytonic|�αν- italbrac|pan-, �pan-#English|pan-, all#English|all-� + polytonic|κ�έα� italbrac|kreas, �flesh�.<ref name="COED-etym">The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]</ref>

Pronunciation
UK IPA|/�pæ�kɹɪ�s/

Noun
en-noun|pancreases|pl2=pancreata

1. anatomy 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).

Synonyms
stomach sweetbread
gutbread

Derived terms
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pancreatectomy
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pancreatic
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pancreatitis
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See also
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diabetes
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digestion
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insulin
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Translations
trans-top|gland near the stomach
Chinese:
:Mandarin: �� italbrac|yíxiàn
Czech: slinivka b�išní f
Danish: bugspytkirtel c
Dutch: alvleesklier, buikspeekselklier, #Dutch|pancreas
Finnish: haima
French: pancréas m
German: Bauchspeicheldrüse f, Pankreas n
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Greek: �άγκ�εα� italbrac|pá[�]kreas n
Interlingua: #Interlingua|pancreas
Italian: #Italian|pancreas m
Norwegian: bukspyttkjertel m
Polish: trzustka f
Russian: поджел�до�на� железа italbrac|podželúdo�naja železá f
Spanish: páncreas m
Swedish: bukspottkörtel c
Turkish: pankreas
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References
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Category:Anatomy

Italian

Noun
pancreas m inv

1. pancreas

Derived terms
pancreatico
pancreatina
pancreatite

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