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Pancreat- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “pancreas.” The pancreas is "a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin." The form pancreat- is occasionally used in medical terms, especially in pathology.Pancreat- comes from Greek ��á�԰���𲹲�, meaning “sweetbread.” Yes—sweetbread. Discover why at our entry for sweetbread.What are variants of pancreat-?Pancreat- is a variant of pancreato-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Another, less common variant of pancreat- is pancreatico-, as in pancreaticoduodenal. Want to know more? Read our 51�Թ�s That Use articles for pancreato- and pancreatico-.