肝かん膵すい臓ぞう

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

• エビの肝かん膵すい臓ぞうは中ちゅう腸ちょう腺せんとも呼よばれる。

  The shrimp's hepatopancreas is also called the midgut gland.