pancreas

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”).^[1]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/, /ˈpeɪŋ-/, /ˈpæn-/, /ˈpeɪn-/

pancreas (plural pancreases or pancreata)

1. (anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

   Synonyms: gutbread, stomach sweetbread, belly sweetbread

   • 2024 October 9, Maxine Lipner, “What Does It Mean When Your Poop Floats?”, in Health‎^[1]:

     Chronic pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas is inflamed or swells for an extended period.

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pancreas (uncountable)

1. pancreas

• pancreatic

From Ancient Greek.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpan.kre.as/
• Rhymes: -ankreas
• Hyphenation: pàn‧cre‧as

pancreas m (invariable)

1. pancreas

• prenasca, spancerà

From Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpaŋ.kre.as]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpaŋ.kre.as]

pancreas n (genitive pancreatis); third declension

1. (anatomy) pancreas

Third-declension noun.

• → English: pancreas
• → Romanian: pancreas

Borrowed from Latin pancreas.

pancreas n (plural pancreasuri)

1. pancreas