Pancreas
Pronunciation : Pan"cre*as
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. pancr?as.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913