| ANCRESS | • ancress n. Obsolete form of anchoress (“female anchorite”). • ANCRESS n. a female anchorite, one who lives in seclusion, usually for religious reasons, also ANCHORESS. |
| CHANCRE | • chancre n. (Pathology) Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis. • CHANCRE n. (French) a hard nodular swelling, esp. one that develops in the primary stage of syphilis. |
| CHANCRES | • chancres n. Plural of chancre. • CHANCRE n. (French) a hard nodular swelling, esp. one that develops in the primary stage of syphilis. |
| PANCREAS | • pancreas n. (Anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion… • PANCREAS n. a large gland discharging into the duodenum and containing islands of endocrine gland tissue. |
| ANCRESSES | • ancresses n. Plural of ancress. • ANCRESS n. a female anchorite, one who lives in seclusion, usually for religious reasons, also ANCHORESS. |
| PANCREASES | • pancreases n. Plural of pancreas. • pancreases n. Plural of pancrease. • PANCREAS n. a large gland discharging into the duodenum and containing islands of endocrine gland tissue. |
| PANCREATIC | • pancreatic adj. Of or pertaining to the pancreas. • PANCREATIC adj. of or pertaining to the pancreas. |
| PANCREATIN | • pancreatin n. A mixture of several digestive enzymes produced by the exocrine cells of the pancreas, composed of amylase… • PANCREATIN n. the pancreatic juice. |
| PANCREATINS | • pancreatins n. Plural of pancreatin. • PANCREATIN n. the pancreatic juice. |
| PANCREATITIS | • pancreatitis n. Inflammation of the pancreas. • PANCREATITIS n. inflammation of the pancreas. |
| PANCREOZYMIN | • pancreozymin n. (Dated) cholecystokinin. • PANCREOZYMIN n. a hormone that stimulates enzyme production by the pancreas. |
| PANCREOZYMINS | • pancreozymins n. Plural of pancreozymin. • PANCREOZYMIN n. a hormone that stimulates enzyme production by the pancreas. |
| HEPATOPANCREAS | • hepatopancreas n. An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and fish, which provides the functions which in mammals… • HEPATOPANCREAS n. a glandular structure (as of a crustacean) that combines the digestive functions of the vertebrate liver and pancreas. |
| PANCREATECTOMY | • pancreatectomy n. (Surgery) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas. • PANCREATECTOMY n. surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas. |
| PANCREATITIDES | • pancreatitides n. Plural of pancreatitis. • PANCREATITIS n. inflammation of the pancreas. |
| PANCREATITISES | • pancreatitises n. Plural of pancreatitis. • PANCREATITIS n. inflammation of the pancreas. |