🇬🇧🇪🇸 pancreas - páncreas : English Lesson

Meaning of "pancreas" ("páncreas"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

The pancreas is a squishy organ deep in your belly that quietly helps your body turn food into energy and also controls how much sugar is in your blood, kind of like a tiny hidden kitchen and a sugar boss working at the same time.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My pancreas heard I was eating cake and whispered, “All right team, sugar is coming in hot!”

My pancreas doesn’t like surprises, so it gets very dramatic when I suddenly chug a giant chocolate milkshake.

My pancreas doesn’t talk, but if it did, it would probably say, “Maybe not a third donut, buddy.”

If my body were a video game, my pancreas would be the player adjusting the sugar level slider so I don’t crash.

Your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin that helps control your blood sugar, so it’s basically your body’s sugar boss and energy helper all in one.

After eating the sweet tart, Sam's stomach rumbled and his hands shook. The pancreas began to work, turning food into energy. The pancreas sent a calm through his blood, lowering the high sugar. The pancreas kept him steady. That pancreas eased his breath. He breathed out, surprised and grateful as the pancreas rested and his smile returned.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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