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pancreas

/ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
pan-creas
IPA
/ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *krewh₂-, pancreas, πάγκρεας

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/
  • British English: /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/

Inflected Forms

pancreases (plural) pancreata (plural)

Derived Forms

hepatopancreas pancreatectomy pancreatic pancreatitis pancreatoduodenectomy splenopancreas

Frequently Paired Words

diabetes digestion insulin

Synonyms

gutbread stomach sweetbread belly sweetbread

Questions

How do you pronounce pancreas?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/.
What does pancreas mean?
A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
Where does pancreas come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pancreas

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