Pancreas is valid Scrabble Word

Is pancreas a scrabble word?
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8 letters word
12 points in Scrabble
15 points in WWF

Definitions for PANCREAS in dictionary:

NOUN:

a large gland discharging into the duodenum and containing islands of endocrine gland tissue
a large gland behind the stomach which secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum. Embedded in the pancreas are the islets of Langerhans, which secrete into the blood the hormones insulin and glucagon.
large gland behind the stomach that produces insulin and helps digestion
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.
a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin

Words related to PANCREAS

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Words that contain PANCREAS

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How to use PANCREAS in a sentence

For the same reason they must not eat the pancreas.
The same may be said of the pancreas, spleen, the thyroid gland and other organs which have a special function to perform.
The stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas and intestines all tend to drop or sag below their normal position when the body bends forward.
In birds the duodenum always forms a long loop embracing the pancreas.
Another point of great constancy is the position of the pancreas and its relation to the curve of the duodenum.
The duodenum always curves round the head of the pancreas and is, as it were, moulded on it and retained in position by it.
In the country, the sweetbreads or pancreas are often thrown away, and tripe also.

Similar words containing PANCREA without suffix s

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