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pancreas en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpæn-/ (US)
• /ˈpeɪn-/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/ (UK)
• /ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/ (US)
• /ˈpeɪŋ-/ (US)

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”).

Meanings

1. A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
   • Chronic pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas is inflamed or swells for an extended period. 2024 October 9, Maxine Lipner, “What Does It Mean When Your Poop Floats?”, in Health:

Forms

Deriveds

splenopancreas · hepatopancreas · pancreatectomy · pancreatitis · pancreatic · pancreatoduodenectomy

Relateds

digestion · insulin · diabetes

Synonyms

gutbread · belly sweetbread · stomach sweetbread

Translations (113)

so ganac (gland near the stomach) · tr pankreas (gland near the stomach) · da bugspytkirtel (gland near the stomach) · br gwagrenn ruz (gland near the stomach) · uk підшлункова залоза (gland near the stomach) · is bris (gland near the stomach) · id pankreas (gland near the stomach) · nl pancreas (gland near the stomach) · hy ենթաստամոքսային գեղձ (gland near the stomach) · izh perna (gland near the stomach) · la pancreas (gland near the stomach) · sh guštèrača (gland near the stomach) · pa ਪੈਨਕਰੀਸ (gland near the stomach) · hi अग्न्याशय (gland near the stomach) · mr स्वादुपिंड (gland near the stomach) · mn нойр булчирхай (gland near the stomach) · pam lape (gland near the stomach) · cs pankreas (gland near the stomach) · nan-hbl 腰尺 (gland near the stomach) · sv bukspottkörtel (gland near the stomach) · rif inarfeḍ (gland near the stomach) · nl buikspeekselklier (gland near the stomach) · bg панкреас (gland near the stomach) · cmn 胰臟 /胰脏 (gland near the stomach) · nv alohkʼeʼ (gland near the stomach) · hsb brjušna slinica (gland near the stomach) · nl alvleesklier (gland near the stomach) · sh гуштѐрача (gland near the stomach) · ms pankreas (gland near the stomach) · ota اوزدن (gland near the stomach) · km លំពែង (gland near the stomach) · ca pàncrees (gland near the stomach) · es páncreas (gland near the stomach) · fi haima (gland near the stomach) · pdt Pluz (gland near the stomach) · taa ch'etala' (gland near the stomach) · fr pancréas (gland near the stomach) · gl páncreas (gland near the stomach) · kmr pankreas (gland near the stomach) · fa پانکراس (gland near the stomach) · ru поджелу́дочная железа́ (gland near the stomach) · hsb pankreas (gland near the stomach) · et pankreas (gland near the stomach) · scn pancreas (gland near the stomach) · lv aizkuņģa dziedzeris (gland near the stomach) · ko 췌장 (gland near the stomach) · he לבלב (gland near the stomach) · ckv arim (gland near the stomach) · is briskirtill (gland near the stomach) · nb bukspyttkjertel (gland near the stomach) · hak 禾鐮鐵 /禾镰铁 (gland near the stomach) · de Pankreas (gland near the stomach) · nn bukspyttkjertel (gland near the stomach) · grc πάγκρεας (gland near the stomach) · it pancreas (gland near the stomach) · lb Pankreas (gland near the stomach) · ia pancreas (gland near the stomach) · az mədəaltı vəzi (gland near the stomach) · bn অগ্ন্যাশয় (gland near the stomach) · tao lilas (gland near the stomach) · ka პანკრეასი (gland near the stomach) · fo bris (gland near the stomach) · qu suyk'upin (gland near the stomach) · dsb brjušna slinica (gland near the stomach) · fa لوزالمعده (gland near the stomach) · cmn 胰腺 (gland near the stomach) · pam kundilat (gland near the stomach) · te క్లోమము (gland near the stomach) · ta கணையம் (gland near the stomach) · pl trzustka (gland near the stomach) · sw kongosho (gland near the stomach) · arz بنكرياس (gland near the stomach) · af pankreas (gland near the stomach) · tl lapay (gland near the stomach) · lt kasa (gland near the stomach) · eu pankrea (gland near the stomach) · th ตับอ่อน (gland near the stomach) · ast páncrees (gland near the stomach) · et kõhunääre (gland near the stomach) · yi פּאַנקרעאַס (gland near the stomach) · sl trebušna slinavka (gland near the stomach) · vi tụy (gland near the stomach) · ro pancreas (gland near the stomach) · el πάγκρεας (gland near the stomach) · hu hasnyálmirigy (gland near the stomach) · vo pankreat (gland near the stomach) · ga paincréas (gland near the stomach) · br ilgreiz (gland near the stomach) · acw بنكرياس (gland near the stomach) · ja 膵臓 (gland near the stomach) · de Bauchspeicheldrüse (gland near the stomach) · mt pankreas (gland near the stomach) · cs slinivka břišní (gland near the stomach) · mt frixa (gland near the stomach) · lo ຕັບອ່ອນ (gland near the stomach) · rap 'ate hio hio (gland near the stomach) · kk үйқы безі (gland near the stomach) · ar بَنْكِرْيَاس (gland near the stomach) · fy kattelape (gland near the stomach) · vi lá mía (gland near the stomach) · br pankreaz (gland near the stomach) · xal нөр (gland near the stomach) · eu are (gland near the stomach) · ar مُعَثْكَلَة (gland near the stomach) · mk панкреас (gland near the stomach) · eo pankreato (gland near the stomach) · cy cefndedyn (gland near the stomach) · mi repe-taiaki-huka (gland near the stomach) · pt pâncreas (gland near the stomach) · sk podžalúdková žľaza (gland near the stomach) · sq pankreas (gland near the stomach) · jv pankreas (gland near the stomach) · ka კუჭქვეშა ჯირკვალი (gland near the stomach)