Meanings
nounpancreatic duct (plural pancreatic ducts)
plural pancreatic ducts
- anatomyThe duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juice provided from the exocrine pancreas which aids in digestion.
Synonyms: duct of Wirsung
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juice provided from the exocrine pancreas which aids in digestion.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 胰管
- 胰管 (yíguǎn)duct
Estonian kõhunäärmejuha
- kõhunäärmejuhaduct
Finnish haimatiehyt
- haimatiehytduct
Indonesian saluran pankreas
- saluran pankreasduct
Irish ducht paincréasach
- ducht paincréasachduct
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