| lizard's tail | <botany> A perennial plant of the genus Saururus (S. Cernuus), growing in marshes, and having white flowers crowded in a slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in form a lizard's tail; whence the name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| accessory pancreas | A detached portion of pancreatic tissue, usually the uncinate process, and hence most often found in the vicinity of the head of the pancreas, but may occur within the gut wall (stomach or duodenum). Synonym: pancreas accessorium. Annular pancreas, a ring of pancreas encircling the duodenum, caused by a failure of the embryologic ventral pancreas to migrate to the right of the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alpha cells of pancreas | Cell's of the islets of Langerhans that secrete glucagon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular pancreas | A rare condition where a ring of pancreatic tissue that forms around the duodenum causing partial or complete obstruction of the duodenum. A complete duodenal obstruction may be detected in the newborn although partial obstructions may not be detected well into adulthood. Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms. Diagnosis is via upper GI series, abdominal CT scanning or endoscopy. Treatment is surgical. Complications include peptic ulcer disease and perforation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| anterior border of pancreas | The sharp margin between the anterior and inferior surfaces of the pancreas. Synonym: margo anterior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of pancreas | The anterior surface of the pancreas. Synonym: facies anterior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Aselli's pancreas | A single large lymph node ventral to the abdominal aorta that receives all the lymph from the intestines in many smaller mammals. Synonym: Aselli's pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of pancreas | The part of the pancreas from the point where it crosses the portal vein to the point where it enters the lienorenal ligament. Synonym: corpus pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cancer, pancreas | Cancer of the organ which produces many juices that are important for digesting food as well as hormones, such as insulin and glucagon. Pancreatic cancer has been called a silent disease because early pancreatic cancer usually does not cause symptoms. If the tumour blocks the common bile duct and bile cannot pass into the digestive system, the skin and whites of the eyes may become yellow, and the urine darker as a result of accumulated bile pigment called bilirubin. This condition is referred to as jaundice. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gamma cell of pancreas | A cell of the pancreatic islets of the guinea pig. Synonym: gamma cell of pancreas. Synonym: parafollicular cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreas | <anatomy, gastroenterology> A tongue-shaped glandular organ lying below and behind the stomach. The head of the pancreas is encircled by the duodenum and its tail touches the spleen. It secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon (both regulate blood sugar), in addition to pancreatic enzymes involved in the digestion of fats and proteins in the small intestine. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pancreas accessorium | A detached portion of pancreatic tissue, usually the uncinate process, and hence most often found in the vicinity of the head of the pancreas, but may occur within the gut wall (stomach or duodenum). Synonym: pancreas accessorium. Annular pancreas, a ring of pancreas encircling the duodenum, caused by a failure of the embryologic ventral pancreas to migrate to the right of the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreas, artificial | Devices for simulating the activity of the pancreas. They can be either electromechanical, consisting of a glucose sensor, computer, and insulin pump or bioartificial, consisting of isolated islets of langerhans in an artificial membrane. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancreas divisum | <radiology> Unfused ducts of Wirsung and Santorini, incidence: 5-11%, 21-45% get pancreatitis, possibly due to stenosis of the minor ampulla (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancreas minus | A portion of the head of the pancreas that hooks around posterior to the superior mesenteric vessels, sometimes into the "nutcracker" formed by the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta. Synonym: processus uncinatus pancreatis, lesser pancreas, pancreas minus, small pancreas, uncinate pancreas, unciform pancreas, Willis' pancreas, Winslow's pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |