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  • noun Plural form of pancreas.

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Examples

  • Most studies of drug therapies are undertaken in newly diagnosed patients whose pancreases are still producing some insulin.

    Drug Offers Hope In Diabetes Study Ron Winslow 2011

  • "These were people with almost-dead pancreases," said Denise Faustman, director of the immunobiology laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, who led the study.

    Drug Offers Hope In Diabetes Study Ron Winslow 2011

  • The finding was remarkable: mice suffering from end-stage type 1 diabetes were not only permanently cured, their pancreases spontaneously regenerated and their blood-sugar levels returned to normal.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • The finding was remarkable: mice suffering from end-stage type 1 diabetes were not only permanently cured, their pancreases spontaneously regenerated and their blood-sugar levels returned to normal.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • The rich aren't rich enough to self-actualize the JOB JUICE that's sluicing around in the pancreases!

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The rich aren't rich enough to self-actualize the JOB JUICE that's sluicing around in the pancreases!

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Their brains, livers, and testicles were smaller, while their pancreases and intestines were enlarged.

    Jeffrey Smith: Anniversary of a Whistleblowing Hero 2010

  • I appreciate your compliment to the heart; but what has my antediluvian sequel to do with projectile pancreases?

    BOOK VIEW CAFE BLOG » Dear Cassandra 2010

  • The rich aren't rich enough to self-actualize the JOB JUICE that's sluicing around in the pancreases!

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010

  • The rich aren't rich enough to self-actualize the JOB JUICE that's sluicing around in the pancreases!

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010

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