| Term Name: | body of pancreas |
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| Synonyms: | corpus pancreatis, pancreas body, pancreas corpus, pancreatic body |
| Definition: | The body of the pancreas is a subsection of the pancreas organ in the human body. It is somewhat prismatic in shape, and has three surfaces: anterior, posterior, and inferior. It is at the same level as the transpyloric plane. [WP,unvetted]. |
| Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001150] |