pancreatic duct

American  

[pang-kree-at-ik duhkt] / ˌpæŋ kriˈæt ɪk ˌdʌkt /

noun

1. Anatomy. the main duct of the pancreas, through which digestive juices are carried from the pancreas to the duodenum.

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pancreatic duct Scientific  

/ păng′krē-ăt′ĭk /

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

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Example Sentences

The pancreas also has tubes–the main one being the pancreatic duct.

From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2021

Figure 17.18 Pancreas The pancreatic exocrine function involves the acinar cells secreting digestive enzymes that are transported into the small intestine by the pancreatic duct.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It delivers pancreatic juice to the duodenum through the pancreatic duct.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It is just beyond where the pancreatic duct reaches the intestine in both animals that the digestion of fat begins.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

The Pancreas.—Lieutaud has seen the pancreas missing and speaks of a double pancreatic duct that he found in a man who died from starvation; Bonet speaks of a case similar to this last.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)