Definitions for "Pancreas"
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.
A gland that is positioned near the stomach and that secretes at least two hormones—insulin and glucagon—and many digestive enzymes.
The gland that lies behind the stomach and produces the hormone insulin as well as secretes a digestive fluid.
Greek = sweetbread, derived from Greek pan = all, and kreas = flesh; adjective - pancreatic.
(G. pan, all; and Kreas, all flesh). Described by Herophilus (about 300 BC) and named for its meaty or fleshy character.
Pedigree Perforation Permanent colostomy -- see Colostomy Polymorphism Polyp Polyposis Predisposition -- see Genetic predisposition Prophylactic mastectomy -- see Mastectomy Prophylactic oophorectomy -- see Oophorectomy Protein
Keywords:  proviral, pcr, phenotype, pro, dna
PCR phenotype pro-drug proviral DNA
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