pancreatic

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  1. Of or pertaining in any way to the pancreas: as, a pancreatic nerve; pancreatic tissue. See cuts under pancreas and stomach.
  2. Accessory pancreatic duct an occasional supplementary duct derived from the lesser pancreas, or some part of the head of the gland.
  3. Pancreatic arteries branches of the splenic artery, variable in size and number, supplying the pancreas.
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  • Although the work described to date pertains to glioblastoma, Verma and his team are currently using this methodology to investigate lung, pancreatic, and pituitary cancers. —  Scientific Blogging
  • Verma and his colleagues are using the same methodology to investigate lung, pancreatic, and pituitary cancers also. —  dailyindia.com News Feed
  • Studies have shown that obesity is linked to an increase in the risk of many common forms of cancer such as pancreatic, liver, and esophageal cancer. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • We provide evidence that TAF are derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) that acquire a TAF phenotype following exposure to or systemic recruitment into adenocarcinoma xenograft models including breast, pancreatic, and ovarian. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • The company already sells Gemzaar for breast, pancreatic, and ovarian cancer. —  IBTimes.com RSS Feed - Politics & Policy
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  1. = French pancréastique = Spanish pancreático = Portuguese Italian pancreatico, from New Latin pancreaticus, from pancreas, pancreas: see pancreas.
 

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