pancreas

See also: pancréas, páncreas, and pâncreas

English

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”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/, /ˈpæn-/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

pancreas (plural pancreases or pancreata)

  1. (anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.
    Synonyms: gutbread, stomach sweetbread, belly sweetbread

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References
  1. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th ed.

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Interlingua

Noun

pancreas (uncountable)

  1. pancreas

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

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

Noun

pancreas m (invariable)

  1. pancreas

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pancreās n (genitive pancreātis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) pancreas

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pancreās pancreātēs
Genitive pancreātis pancreātum
Dative pancreātī pancreātibus
Accusative pancreātem pancreātēs
Ablative pancreāte pancreātibus
Vocative pancreās pancreātēs

Descendants
  • → English: pancreas
  • → Romanian: pancreas

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pancreas.

Noun

pancreas n (plural pancreasuri)

  1. pancreas

Declension
Declension of pancreas
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) pancreas pancreasul (niște) pancreasuri pancreasurile
genitive/dative (unui) pancreas pancreasului (unor) pancreasuri pancreasurilor
vocative pancreasule pancreasurilor
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