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s | pancreas |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun pancreas is

pancreas.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    pancreas

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) 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. Hviveldyr by Jørgensen, Jørgen M. (Danish author) , ISBN 978-87-02-07684-4

    • Synonyms

    * gutbread * stomach sweetbread

    Derived terms

    * pancreatectomy * pancreatic * pancreatitis

    See also

    (See also) * diabetes * digestion * insulin

    References

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