Synonyms for pancreas
ˈpæn kri əs, ˈpæŋ-pan·creas

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1. pancreasnoun

   Synonyms:
   stomach sweetbread, gutbread

2. pancreasnoun

   A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.

   Synonyms:
   gutbread, stomach sweetbread

Princeton's WordNet

1. pancreasnoun

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

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1. • Exocrine Gland

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1. List of paraphrases for "pancreas":

   pancreatic, pancreatitis

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1. Sarah Rueven:

   As for blood sugar, what is likely to happen is that as an abnormally high level of sugar rushes into your bloodstream, your pancreas releases a larger than normal level of insulin to help store or utilize those sugars, which is that sugar ‘high’ and then ‘crash,’.

2. Steven Russell:

   The promise of artificial pancreas in general is to deliver insulin when it's needed and in the right amount.

3. Roman Hovorka:

   It's mimicking important functions of the pancreas but not the whole function of the pancreas.

4. Danny Davis:

   The biggest thing they are worried about right now are the pressure spikes in her brain, they removed her spleen and had part of her pancreas removed, but none of that should keep her from functioning normally.

5. Jean Kerr:

   I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas