pancreas
noun
a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
pancreases
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pluralof pancreas.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Insulin, which was once obtained from animal pancreases, can now be made using engineered microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Erewhon says the mix of uncooked beef livers, hearts, pancreases, kidneys and spleens swirling through the coconut cream in the beverage should not be considered “raw.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
The statute covers eyes, corneas, kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreases, bones and skin.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023
He and his team were studying key hormones, including glucagon, in pancreases from anglerfish, which they pulled from Boston harbor.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 8, 2023
Sweetbreads are made in Chicago of the pancreases of horned cattle.
From A Book of Burlesques by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
