Definition
Relating to or affecting the pancreas, the organ that produces digestive enzymes and hormones like insulin.
Etymology
From Greek 'pan' (all) + 'kreas' (flesh/meat) + '-ic' suffix, literally meaning 'all flesh' because the pancreas was thought to be made entirely of flesh-like tissue. The term entered medical Latin and then English in the 17th century.
Kelly Says
The pancreas is essentially two organs in one - an exocrine gland producing digestive enzymes and an endocrine gland producing hormones like insulin. Pancreatic cancer is particularly deadly because the organ's deep location makes early detection difficult and its proximity to major blood vessels complicates surgery.
Translations
ARالعربية
بنكريتي
bahnkree-tee
CSČeština
slinivkový
slee-nee-koh-voh
DADansk
pankreastisk
pahhn-kreh-ah-stisk
DEDeutsch
pankreatisch
pahhn-kreh-ah-tish
ELΕλληνικά
πανκρεατικός
pahhn-kreh-ah-tee-kohs
ESEspañol
pancreático
pahng-kreh-TEE-koh
FISuomi
haiman
hah-ee-mahn
FRFrançais
pancréatique
pahhn-kreh-tee-k
HEעברית
לבלב
lah-vah-lahv
HIहिन्दी
अग्न्याशय
agnyaashay
HUMagyar
hasnyálmirigy
hahsh-nyahl-mee-ree-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
pankreatik
pahhn-kreh-ah-tik
ITItaliano
pancreatico
pahhn-kreh-TEE-koh
NLNederlands
pancreatisch
pahhn-kreh-ah-tish
NONorsk
pankreatisk
pahhn-kreh-ah-tisk
PLPolski
trzustkowy
tshoost-koh-vih
PTPortuguês
pancreático
pahng-kreh-TEE-koo
RORomână
pancreatic
pahhn-kreh-ah-tik
RUРусский
поджелудочный
pahd-zheh-loo-doh-chiy
SVSvenska
pankreatisk
pahhn-kreh-ah-tisk
TRTürkçe
pankreatik
pahhn-kreh-ah-tik
UKУкраїнська
підшлунковий
pid-shloon-koh-viy