p 3 a 1 n 1 c 3 r 1 e 1 a 1 s 1
8 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
originExisting in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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