páncreas
71pancreas — noun (C) a gland inside your body, near your stomach, that produces insulin and a liquid that helps your body to use the food that you eat pancreatic adjective …
72pancreas — pan·cre·as …
73pancreas — n. a compound gland, about 15 cm long, that lies behind the stomach. One end lies in the curve of the duodenum; the other end touches the spleen. It is composed of clusters (acini) of cells that secrete pancreatic juice. This contains a number of …
74pancreas — pan•cre•as [[t]ˈpæn kri əs, ˈpæŋ [/t]] n. anat. zool. a large compound gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes digestive enzymes into the intestine and glucagon and insulin into the bloodstream • Etymology: 1570–80; < NL < Gk… …
75pancreas — /ˈpæŋkriəs / (say pangkreeuhs) noun a gland situated near the stomach, secreting an important digestive fluid (pancreatic juice), discharged into the intestine by one or more ducts. Certain groups of cells (the islets of Langerhans) also produce… …
76pancreas — This is a gland situated above the navel in the abdominal cavity that extends from the left side to the center, with its head tucked into the curve of the duodenum. It is 6 8 inches long, weighs 3 or 4 ounces, secretes pancreatic enzymes and… …
77pancreas — Mālama …
78pancreas — n. a gland near the stomach supplying the duodenum with digestive fluid and secreting insulin into the blood. Derivatives: pancreatic adj. pancreatitis n. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk pagkreas (as PAN , kreas atos flesh) …
79Pancreas, annular — An abnormal ring of pancreatic tissue that encircles the duodenum and often causes intestinal obstruction. Nausea and vomiting are the usual symptoms and reflect the intestinal obstruction. Complete obstruction is usually evident in the newborn… …
80Artificial pancreas — The artificial pancreas is a technology in development to help people with diabetes automatically control their blood glucose level by providing the substitute endocrine functionality of a healthy pancreas. There are several important exocrine… …
