Definition of Pancreas
an organ that creates insulin and aids in digestion
Examples of Pancreas in a sentence
As the anatomy instructor pointed out the pancreas from the lower half of the body’s diagram, the students noticed its distinctive shape. 🔊
After complaining to his doctor about abdominal pains and weight loss, the doctor believed his pancreas might be inflamed. 🔊
Even though my pancreas was functioning normally, my cells stopped accepting the insulin resulting in a diabetes diagnosis. 🔊
Removing the diseased pancreas allowed the doctors to place the new transplant into the patient. 🔊
Since the tumor was not showing any signs, the doctor struggled with determining whether or not the patient had cancer of the pancreas. 🔊
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