silent organ

A popular term for the pancreas which refers to the relative paucity of clinical signs seen in pancreatic disease, especially with tumours of the body and tail, until disease process has reached an advanced stage

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silent organ

Surgery A popular term for the pancreas, and the relative paucity of clinical signs when it has disease, especially, in tumors of the body and tail. See Whipple's operation.

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