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- pancreas
- A glandular organ located in the abdomen. It makes pancreatic juices, which contain enzymes that aid in digestion, and it produces several hormones, including insulin. The pancreas is More…
- pancreatectomy
- (pan-kree-a-TEK-toe-mee) Surgery to remove all or part of the pancreas. In a total pancreatectomy, part of the stomach, part of the small intestine, the common bile duct, gallbladder, More…
- pancreatic
- Having to do with the pancreas
- pancreatic cancer
- A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the pancreas. Also called exocrine cancer
- pancreatic duct
- Part of a system of ducts in the pancreas. Pancreatic juices containing enzymes are released into these ducts and flow into the small intestine
- pancreatic enzyme
- A protein secreted by the pancreas that aids in the digestion of food
- pancreatic juice
- Fluid made by the pancreas. Pancreatic juices contain proteins called enzymes that aid in digestion
- pancreatitis
- Inflammation of the pancreas. Chronic pancreatitis may cause diabetes and problems with digestion. Pain is the primary symptom
- panendoscopy
- Procedure that allows the physician to examine the lining of the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract (i.e. the esophagus, stomach and duodenum). This involves the passage of a tube by More…
- PAP
- Prostatic acid phosphatase. An enzyme produced by the prostate. It may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer
- PAP
- prostatic acid phosphatase
- Pap smear
- The collection of cells from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and can show noncancerous conditions, such More…
- Pap test
- The collection of cells from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and can show noncancerous conditions, such More…
- papilla
- Small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
- papillae
- Small nipplelike projection.
- papillary
- Of or relating to or resembling papilla
- papillary serous carcinoma
- An aggressive cancer that usually affects the uterus/endometrium, peritoneum, or ovary
- papillary thyroid cancer
- (PAP-i-lair-ee) Cancer that develops from cells in the thyroid and forms small finger-like projections. The most common type of thyroid cancer, it grows slowly, is more common in women than More…
- papillary tumor
- (PAP-ih-lar-ee TOO-mer) A tumor shaped like a small mushroom, with its stem attached to the epithelial layer (inner lining) of an organ
- papilledema
- (pap-il-eh-DEE-ma) Swelling around the optic disk, the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. Papilledema occurs when More…
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