About The Word Pancreas
Learn about the word Pancreas to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pancreas definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Pancreas
| Pancreas Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Pancreas?
[n] a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pancreas: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pancreas: See Also | digestive system | duct gland | exocrine gland | gastrointestinal system | islands of Langerhans | isles of Langerhans | islets of Langerhans | pancreatic duct | systema alimentarium | systema digestorium Pancreas In Webster's Dictionary \Pan"cre*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ?, ?, all + ? flesh,
meat: cf. F. pancr['e]as.] (Anat.)
The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of
nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and
light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic
juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the
upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in
digestion. See Illust. of {Digestive apparatus}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Saw-toothed ‐ notched like a saw with teeth pointing…
- Time-switch ‐ a switch set to operate at a…
- Common multiple ‐ an integer that is a multiple of two or more…
- Greenly ‐ with green color; "the countryside rolled greenly down into the…
- Caeciliidae ‐ coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless…
- Tunnel vision ‐ visual impairment involving a loss of…
- Nansen ‐ Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of…
- Government minister ‐ a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister…
- Desideratum ‐ something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation…
- Davy jones's locker ‐ the bottom of a…