noun
hepatopancreas
Anatomical term for the digestive gland found in crustaceans and some mollusks, combining liver and pancreas functions. Cross-referenced with 中腸腺.
See also: 中腸腺
エビの肝膵臓は中腸腺とも呼ばれる。
The shrimp's hepatopancreas is also called the midgut gland.
Compound of 肝 (liver), 膵 (pancreas), and 臓 (organ). A modern anatomical coinage.