[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pancreas \pan"creas\, n. nl., fr. gr. ?; pa^s, pa^n, all +
   kre`as flesh, meat: cf. f. pancr'eas. anat.
   the sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of
   nearly all vertebrates. it is usually elongated and
   light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic
   juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the
   upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in
   digestion. see illust. of digestive apparatus.
   1913 webster
see also:
digestive apparatus 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pancreas
     n : a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach;
         secretes pancreatic juice and insulin

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