dorsal pancreas
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dor·sal pan·cre·as
that portion of the pancreatic primordium of the embryo that arises as a dorsal pancreatic bud from the foregut endoderm above the hepatic diverticulum.
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dorsal pancreas
A dorsal outpocketing of the embryonic gut that gives rise to the body and tail of the adult pancreas.
See also: pancreas
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