名詞 pancreas:

1. a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin

1. The pancreas can produce substances which help in the digestion of food.
   胰臟能產(chǎn)生助消化的物質(zhì)。

pan.cre.as

n.（名詞）
A long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach, that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum and insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin into the bloodstream.
胰：一種長(zhǎng)的形狀不規(guī)則的脊椎動(dòng)物腺體，在胃的后邊，將胰液送到十二指腸，且將胰島素、葡萄胱和生長(zhǎng)激素抑制素送入血液

來(lái)源：
Greek pankreas
希臘語(yǔ) pankreas
pan- [all] from neuter of pas pant- * see pant-
pan- [全] 源自 pas的中性詞 pant- *參見(jiàn) pant-
kreas [flesh] * see kreu…-
kreas [肉] *參見(jiàn) kreu…-

【引伸】
pan.creat.ic