HEPATOPANCREAS

Etymology

Noun

hepatopancreas (plural hepatopancreases or hepatopancreata)

An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and fish, which provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas.

Synonyms

• digestive gland

• tomalley (in crustaceans)

Source: Wiktionary

Hep"a*to-pan"cre*as, n. Etym: [Gr. "h ar, "h`patos, the liver + E. pancreas.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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