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Definition: Pancreatic |
PancreaticAdjective1. Of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pancreatic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Having to do with the pancreas. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Replacement of pancreatic enzymes can alleviate these symptoms. (references) | |
For example, not all CF patients suffer from impaired pancreatic function. (references) | ||
Eventually, about half of MEN1 cases will develop a cancerous pancreatic tumor. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Pancreatic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.39% of the time. "Pancreatic" is used about 497 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.39% | 489 | 12,235 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.61% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 497 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "pancreatic": Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus ♦ pancreatic artery ♦ pancreatic cancer ♦ Pancreatic Cyst ♦ pancreatic disease ♦ pancreatic duct ♦ Pancreatic Ducts ♦ Pancreatic Elastase ♦ pancreatic enzymes ♦ Pancreatic Extracts ♦ pancreatic fibrosis ♦ Pancreatic Fistula ♦ Pancreatic Function Tests ♦ Pancreatic Hormones ♦ Pancreatic Insufficiency ♦ pancreatic islets ♦ pancreatic juice ♦ pancreatic juices ♦ Pancreatic Neoplasms ♦ Pancreatic Polypeptide ♦ pancreatic pseudocyst ♦ pancreatic vein ♦ stage I pancreatic cancer ♦ stage II pancreatic cancer ♦ stage III pancreatic cancer ♦ stage IV pancreatic cancer ♦ stage IVA pancreatic cancer. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "pancreatic": non-pancreatic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pancreatic cancer | 1,266 |
pancreatic cancer symptom | 143 |
pancreatic | 122 |
pancreatic cancer treatment | 70 |
pancreatic disease | 49 |
pancreatic enzymes | 35 |
pancreatic cyst | 34 |
pancreatic tumor | 28 |
pancreatic insufficiency | 19 |
pancreatic pseudocyst | 18 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "pancreatic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | pankreatik. (various references) | |
Chinese | 胰脏. (various references) | |
Danish | pancreatisk, pancreaticus, pancreas-. (various references) | |
Dutch | pancreatisch. (various references) | |
Finnish | haimaneste (pancreatic juice). (various references) | |
French | pancréatique. (various references) | |
German | Bauchspeicheldrüsen. (various references) | |
Greek | παγκρεατικόσ, παγκρεατικός. (various references) | |
Italian | pancreatico. (various references) | |
Korean | 췌장 (Pancreas). (various references) | |
Manx | ny fairaig millish. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ancreaticpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | pancreático. (various references) | |
Romanian | pancreatic. (various references) | |
Russian | поджелудочный. (various references) | |
Spanish | pancreático. (various references) | |
Swedish | bukspott (pancreatic juice). (various references) | |
Turkish | pankreasa ait. (various references) | |
Ukranian | панкреатичний. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Pancreatic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pancreaic, pancreata, pancreatin, pancreattis, pancretic, pencreatic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pancreatic" (pronounced pa'nkrēa"tik) |
| 4 | -a" t i k | acrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, asymptomatic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, climatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, homeostatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, numismatic, operatic, phosphatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prostatic, psychosomatic, rheumatic, schematic, semiautomatic, static, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, traumatic, undemocratic, undiplomatic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-i-n-p-r-t" | |
-2 letters: acentric, antirape, apractic, cantraip, carcanet, carinate, catnaper, craniate, practice, precinct. | |
-3 letters: acarine, anticar, apteria, cantrap, cantrip, caprice, caprine, captain, carinae, cateran, centric, ceratin, certain, creatin, painter, paretic, patinae, peccant, pertain, picante, picrate, practic, repaint, tacrine. | |
-4 letters: accent, accept, acetic, acetin, acinar, antiar, apneic, arcane, arctic, arnica, arpent, canape, cancer, canter, cantic, capita, capric, captan, carate, carina, carnet, carnie, carpet, catena, catnap, catnip, centai, centra, crania, cretic, cretin, enatic, enrapt, entrap, icecap, incept, ipecac, nectar, panier, pantie, parent, parian, partan, patina, patine, pectic, pectin, picara, pinata, pincer, pineta, pirana, pirate, prance, preact, prince, pterin, rapine, ratine, recant, retain, retina, taenia, taipan, tanrec, tarpan, trance, trapan, trepan. | |
-5 letters: acari, aceta, actin, aecia, anear, antae, antic, antra, antre, apace, apart, apian, apnea, apter, areca, areic, arena, arpen, atria, atrip, cacti, caeca, cairn, caner, caper, carat, caret, carpi, carte, cater, cerci, ceria, ceric, circa, citer, crane, crape, crate, crept, cripe, enact, entia, epact, erica, inapt, inept, inert, inter, irate, nacre, naira, naric, nicer, niter, nitre, pacer, paean, paint, panic, parae, paten, pater, patin, peart, pecan, pieta, pinta, prate, price, print, rance, ratan, react, reata, recap, recta, recti, repin, retia, riant, riata, ripen, taper, tapir, tenia, terai, tiara, tinea, trace, train, triac, trice, trine, tripe. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-e-i-n-p-r-t" | |
+3 letters: plantocracies, practicalness. | |
+4 letters: pantisocracies, parthenocarpic. | |
+5 letters: cinematographic, countercampaign, pharmacokinetic, practicableness, practicalnesses, precancellation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 61 6E 63 72 65 61 74 69 63 |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- -. -.-. .-. . .- - .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01101110 01100011 01110010 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a n c r e a t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 006E 0063 0072 0065 0061 0074 0069 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50678069847167867569 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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