What does pancreat mean in medical terms?

pancreat

Meaning: pancreas

Type: Word root · Body system: Digestive System & Abdomen

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what pancreat means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using pancreat

pancreatitis
pancreat (pancreas) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the pancreas
pancreatic
pancreat (pancreas) + -ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to the pancreas

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.