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pancreas

noun
🔊/ˈpæŋkriəs/
🔊/ˈpæŋkriəs/
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  1. an organ near the stomach that produces insulin and a liquid that helps the body to digest food胰；胰腺
    Topics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek pankreas, from pan ‘all’ + kreas ‘flesh’.