2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pancreas noun: a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Pancreas \Pan"cre*as\, noun [NL., fr. Gr. ?; pa^s, pa^n, all + kre'as flesh, meat: cf. F. pancr['e]as.] (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}.

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