pancreas; pancreatic gland
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Meanings
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pancreas (a glandular organ behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes and insulin)
technicalAnatomical term referring to the elongated glandular organ located behind the stomach that produces digestive juices and hormones like insulin. In everyday speech, 胰脏 is often used interchangeably.
Yí胰
xiàn腺
fēn分
mì泌
yí胰
dǎo岛
sù素
lái来
tiáo调
jiě节
xuè血
táng糖
。
The pancreas secretes insulin to regulate blood sugar.
Tā他
de的
yí胰
xiàn腺
chū出
xiàn现
le了
yán炎
zhèng症
，
xū需
yào要
zhù住
yuàn院
zhì治
liáo疗
。
His pancreas became inflamed and he needs to be hospitalized.
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Yí胰
xiàn腺
ái癌
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yù预
hòu后
jiào较
chà差
de的
è恶
xìng性
zhǒng肿
liú瘤
。
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor with a relatively poor prognosis.