pancréas

See also: pancreas, páncreas, and pâncreas

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.kʁe.as/, (proscribed but common) /pɑ̃.kʁe.a/

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Noun

pancréas m (plural pancréas)

1. (anatomy) the pancreas

Further reading

• “pancréas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.