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/ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/ · noun
(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion..
Chronic pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas is inflamed or swells for an extended period.
Use pancreas when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pancreas means (anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion..
Common synonyms include gutbread, stomach sweetbread, belly sweetbread.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Chronic pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas is inflamed or swells for an extended period.
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