Pancreas

The pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ that serves two functions:

Edibility

Pancreas comes from the Greek "pankreas" (a combination of "pan" and "kreas") which means 'all meat'. "Kreas" in Homer always meant edible animal flesh. An example of one such food that can be made from the pancreas of a calf, lamb or pig is Sweetbread.

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