PANCREATIC DUCT
Dictionary entry overview: What does pancreatic duct mean? • PANCREATIC DUCT (noun)
The noun PANCREATIC DUCT has 1 sense:
1. a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine
Familiarity information: PANCREATIC DUCT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PANCREATIC DUCT (noun)
Meaning:
A duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("pancreatic duct" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Meronyms (parts of "pancreatic duct"):
musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici (the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct)
Holonyms ("pancreatic duct" is a part of...):
pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)
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