páncreas

  • 21pancréas — (pan kré as ) s. m. Terme d anatomie. Glande située dans l abdomen, qui a pour fonction d opérer, à l aide du liquide qu elle sécrète, la digestion des substances grasses. Dans les affections du pancréas, on voit les corps gras contenus dans les… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 22pancreas — An elongated lobulated retroperitoneal gland, devoid of capsule, extending from the concavity of the duodenum to the spleen; it consists of a flattened head (caput) within the duodenal concavity, an elongated three sided body extending… …

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  • 23pancreas — [16] Etymologically, pancreas means ‘all flesh’. It is a modern Latin adaptation of Greek págkreas, a compound formed from the prefix pan ‘all’ and kréas ‘flesh’. This was presumably an allusion to the homogeneous substance of the organ. The term …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 24pancreas — UK [ˈpæŋkrɪəs] / US noun [countable] Word forms pancreas : singular pancreas plural pancreases medical the small organ in your body that produces substances that help your stomach to process food …

    English dictionary

  • 25páncreas — {{#}}{{LM P28841}}{{〓}} {{[}}páncreas{{]}} ‹pán·cre·as› {{◆}}(pl. páncreas){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Glándula situada en el abdomen junto al duodeno y detrás del estómago, que elabora y segrega enzimas digestivas y que produce hormonas.… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 26pancreas — [16] Etymologically, pancreas means ‘all flesh’. It is a modern Latin adaptation of Greek págkreas, a compound formed from the prefix pan ‘all’ and kréas ‘flesh’. This was presumably an allusion to the homogeneous substance of the organ. The term …

    Word origins

  • 27pancreas — noun /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/ A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. Pancreas also produces… …

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  • 28páncreas — Glándula cercana al estómago que descarga sobre el intestino un jugo gástrico. El páncreas, es especialmente responsable de la reducción de los alimentos a una forma en que puedan ser asimilados. Esta glándula lobulada está constituida por… …

    Diccionario ecologico

  • 29pancreas — pàn·cre·as s.m.inv. TS anat. ghiandola annessa all apparato digerente con funzioni esocrine ed endocrine, situata nell uomo nella parte superiore e posteriore dell addome a livello della seconda vertebra lombare {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1568 …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 30pancreas — [[t]pæ̱ŋkriəs[/t]] pancreases N COUNT 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 …

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