Medical Definition of Pancreas accessorium

1. A detached portion of pancreatic tissue, usually the uncinate process, and hence most often found in the vicinity of the head of the pancreas, but may occur within the gut wall (stomach or duodenum). Synonym: pancreas accessorium. Annular pancreas, a ring of pancreas encircling the duodenum, caused by a failure of the embryologic ventral pancreas to migrate to the right of the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pancreas Accessorium

pancies
pancoast's syndrome
pancoast tumour
pancolectomy
pancontinental
pancratia
pancratiast
pancratiastic
pancratiasts
pancratic
pancratist
pancratists
pancratium
pancratiums
pancreas
pancreas accessorium (current term)
pancreas divisum
pancreas minus
pancreas transplantation
pancreases
pancreat-
pancreata
pancreatalgia
pancreatectomies
pancreatectomy
pancreatemphraxis
pancreatic
pancreatic RNase
pancreatic abscess
pancreatic acinar cell

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