pancreas

Meaning

A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

Synonyms

spleen

sweetbread

liver

gastric gland

glucokinase

pancreatic gland

Translations

páncreas

pancréas

pancreas

Bauchspeicheldrüse

Pankreas

alvleesklier

pâncreas

πάγκρεας

pàncrees

pancreas

pankreas

pancreas

بنكرياس

buikspeekselklier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/

Etymology

Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”).