PANCREASES

Noun

pancreases

plural of pancreas

plural of pancrease

Source: Wiktionary

PANCREAS

Pan"cre*as, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. pancréas.] (Anat.)

Definition: The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition