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Pancreas

noun

A large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin.

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fibrocystic disease of the pancreas

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"Pancreas" Quotes from Famous Books

... by the liver and pancreas, are poured into the intestines in greater quantity during digestion than at any other period; in consequence of the contact of the acid chyme with the biliary and ...

— North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 • Various

... satisfied with it. Moreover he should invariably diagnose an affection with celerity; and rather than betray ignorance of the seat of a disorder, it were better, says this writer, to assign it at once to the pancreas or pineal gland. A lady once asked her apothecary, an ignorant fellow, regarding the composition of castor oil, and seemed quite content with his reply, that it was extracted from the beaver. Another patient asked her physician how long she was likely to be ill, and was told ...

— Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery • Robert Means Lawrence

... alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled. 15. Lobes of the Liver, raised and turned back. 16. Hepatic Duct, which carries the bile from the liver to the Cystic and Common Bile Ducts. 17. Cystic Duct. 18. Gall Bladder. 19. Common Bile Duct. 20. Pancreas, the gland which secretes the pancreatic juice. 21. Pancreatic Duct, entering the Duodunum ...

— The Royal Road to Health • Chas. A. Tyrrell

Words linked to "Pancreas" : fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, gastrointestinal system, exocrine gland, exocrine, systema digestorium, pancreatic duct, isles of Langerhans, islands of Langerhans, systema alimentarium, duct gland, digestive system, pancreatic, islets of Langerhans