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pancreatic

pancreatic

40 5.1
Relating to the organ that makes juices for digestion and insulin
  • adjective
  • /ˌpæŋkriˈætɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pancreático
  • The doctor explained that pancreatic disorders can affect digestion and insulin production.
  • pancreatic cancer
  • pancreatic enzymes
  • pancreatic enzyme levels

Liver cells, nerve cells, pancreatic cells still can grow them even today.

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Examples

  • However, Jobs was reported to have a form of pancreatic cancer called a neuroendocrine tumor.

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  • She has pancreatic cancer.

  • An old friend's got pancreatic cancer.

  • So these are pancreatic beta cells.

  • "One Day at a Time" has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her family said Monday.

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  • They just found out recently that he has pancreatic cancer.

  • She died about three years ago of pancreatic cancer.

  • Some cells like pancreatic cells secrete insulin.

  • Inoperable pancreatic cancer.

  • Particularly, CA19.9 is the most studied and validated tumor marker used to monitor pancreatic cancer patients' response to therapy every 1-3 months.

    Academic text (2016)

Compounds

pancreatic cancer
  • Specialized
24 3.8

A serious disease of the pancreas, the organ behind the stomach, where cells grow without control

pancreatic duct
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A tube that carries digestive juices from the pancreas to the small intestine

pancreatic artery
  • Specialized
3.9

A blood vessel that carries blood to the pancreas

pancreatic fibrosis
  • Specialized
7.5

A build up of scar tissue in the pancreas that makes it work less well

pancreatic juice
  • Specialized
4.0

A clear fluid from an organ behind the stomach that helps digest starch, protein, and fat

pancreatic vein
  • Specialized
6.1

A vein that carries blood from the pancreas to larger veins

Surface Forms

pancreatic positive

Morphology

pancreatic = pancreas (transparent) = pancreas + ic

Meaning is directly derived from the noun 'pancreas' with a standard adjectival suffix, so learners who know 'pancreas' can infer 'pancreatic'.

Etymology

The word pancreatic comes from the Greek parts pan- meaning 'all' and kreas meaning 'flesh', and it is linked to the organ name pancreas, which originally meant 'all flesh'. So pancreatic simply means 'relating to the pancreas'.