hepatopancreas

(noun)

An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and fish which provides the function which in mammals is provided separately by the liver and pancreas.

Examples of hepatopancreas in the following topics:

  • Schistosomiasis

    • In turn, these migrate to the snails' hepatopancreas and the germ cells, now present within the secondary sporocysts, will divide to form thousands of new parasites called cercariae.