胰脏

胰臟
yízàng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 pancreas

Examples

Yízàng fēnmì yídǎosù lái tiáojié xuètáng.
The pancreas secretes insulin to regulate blood sugar.
Tā bèi zhěnduàn chū yízàngái.
He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Tips

usage
胰脏 and 胰腺 (yíxiàn) both mean 'pancreas' and are interchangeable in everyday and journalistic use; 胰腺 is slightly more standard in mainland medical writing (e.g. 胰腺 'pancreatic cancer'), while 胰脏 is more common in Taiwan and older texts. The pancreatic hormone is 胰岛素 (yídǎosù, insulin).

Stroke Order

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