pancreas

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pancreas

pancreas 🔊 /pæˈnkɹiʌs/

pancreas : අග්න්‍යාශය

pancreas : ඇල දිව

pancreas definition

Noun. 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 digestioNoun. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.