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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Pancreas
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Páncreas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pâncreas
Tree Number:
A03.734
Definition
English
:
A nodular organ in the
ABDOMEN
that contains a mixture of
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
and
EXOCRINE GLANDS
. The small endocrine portion consists of the
ISLETS OF LANGERHANS
secreting a number of
hormones
into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (
EXOCRINE PANCREAS
) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive
enzymes
into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the
DUODENUM.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/enzymol: consider also
PANCREATIN
for "pancreatic enzymes" particularly in ther; /surg: consider also
PANCREATECTOMY
; note that
ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION
is also available;
inflammation
=
PANCREATITIS
; pancreatic A, B, C cells: index under
ISLETS OF LANGERHANS
; D cells =
SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Pancreas
/
transplantation
use
Pancreas Transplantation
See Related
English
:
Pancreatectomy
Pancreaticojejunostomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
10367
Unique Identifier:
D010179
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS
CID-10
LILACS