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pancreas

[pan-kree-uhs, pang-] / ˈpæn kri əs, ˈpæŋ- /


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Fox had had parts of his spleen, pancreas, and small and large intestine removed, and yet his tubes and catheter were out and he was already walking with a walker.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Creatine is a natural compound in the body produced in the kidneys, liver and pancreas.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Mumps can cause deafness and inflame the brain, pancreas, testicles, ovaries and breast tissue.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Instead, they primarily control the disease by helping tissues absorb more glucose or prompting the pancreas to release more insulin.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Something in his pancreas, the other one said.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

Erewhon says the mix of uncooked beef livers, hearts, pancreases, kidneys and spleens swirling through the coconut cream in the beverage should not be considered “raw.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

The statute covers eyes, corneas, kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreases, bones and skin.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2023

He and his team were studying key hormones, including glucagon, in pancreases from anglerfish, which they pulled from Boston harbor.

From Science Magazine Sep. 8, 2023

Data compiled by a government contractor and provided to The Washington Post show the number of pancreases collected from 2013 to 2020 remained steady at just over 500 annually.

From Washington Post Mar. 20, 2023

Sweetbreads are made in Chicago of the pancreases of horned cattle.

From A Book of Burlesques by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken

“Based on communications we have received, we are concerned that many of these pancreata may not have been recovered for legitimate research purposes,” the letter reads.

From Washington Post Mar. 20, 2023




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