pancreatic duct

noun

: a duct leading from the pancreas and opening into the duodenum

Examples of pancreatic duct in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pain of pancreatitis comes from fat-digesting enzymes leaking from the pancreatic duct system into surrounding tissues, literally eating you from within. —Leeaundra Keany, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2010

The pancreas also has tubes–the main one being the pancreatic duct. —Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pancreatic duct

noun

: a duct leading from the pancreas and opening into the duodenum

Medical Definition

pancreatic duct

noun

: a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine:

a

: the chief duct of the pancreas that runs from left to right through the body of the gland, passes out its neck, and empties into the duodenum either through an opening shared with the common bile duct or through one close to it

called also duct of Wirsung, Wirsung's duct

b

: accessory pancreatic duct