how to pronounce pancreas
/ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/
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pancreas is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of pancreas in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… Burlinson pancreas my friend the member …”
meanings of pancreas
noun:
- A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.
pancreas frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word pancreas occurs in english on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics pancreas can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pancreas can be often used in the following areas:
1) food and health;
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