pancreatic duct

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The excretory duct of the pancreas, extending through the gland from tail to head, where it empties into the duodenum.Wirsung's canal

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Dean Sybil Todd passed away from pancreatic cancer before she could testify.
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Her father died of pancreatic cancer when she was two, so her mother raised her and her two sisters.
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Just last week, Arizonan Fred McQuire lost his life partner of 45 years—and husband of less than one—to pancreatic cancer.
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Jobs could have been very fortunate; a medical exam for something else incidentally picked up an early pancreatic carcinoma.
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With a bit of luck and duct tape, I thought we might put together enough votes to avoid a runoff.
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Pancreatic fluid similarly emulsifies fats and changes them into soft soaps and fatty acids.
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It has the very important faculty of aiding the pancreatic fluid in digestion, though alone it has slight if any digestive power.
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Another smaller lymph duct enters the right subclavian vein.
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Above I could see the end of the duct faintly in the light coming up through the open chamber door from the utility room.
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Having ligated the duct, he saw it swell below and become empty above the ligature.
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pancreatic duct

[ păng′krē-ăt′ĭk ]

The excretory duct of the pancreas, extending through the gland from tail to head, where it empties into the duodenum.