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1. n. 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.
2. n. a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
3. 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.
4. The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearlyall vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and itssecretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often togetherwith the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is apowerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
5. n:100 n. a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin