About The Word Sweetbread
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Sweetbread
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What's The Definition Of Sweetbread?
[n] edible glands of an animal
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sweetbread: sweetbreads Related Terms | Find terms related to Sweetbread: See Also | organs | variety meat Sweetbread In Webster's Dictionary \Sweet"bread`\, n.
1. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being
called {neck, or throat, sweetbread}, the latter {belly
sweetbread}. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the
calf, are highly esteemed as food. See {Pancreas}, and
{Thymus}.
2. (Anat.) The pancreas.
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