Підшлункова залоза біля шлунка.

The pancreas is next to the stomach.

Breakdown of Підшлункова залоза біля шлунка.

• біля: by
• шлунок: the stomach
• підшлункова залоза: the pancreas

Questions & Answers about Підшлункова залоза біля шлунка.

Is there a missing word for is in this sentence?

Yes—from an English point of view, it feels like is is missing. In Ukrainian, the present-tense verb є (is/are) is often omitted in simple statements.

So:

Підшлункова залоза біля шлунка.
literally looks like: Pancreas near stomach.
but naturally means: The pancreas is near the stomach.

This is completely normal Ukrainian sentence structure.

Why is it шлунка and not шлунок?

Because the preposition біля (near, by) requires the genitive case.

• dictionary form: шлунок = stomach
• after біля: біля шлунка = near the stomach

So the case change is caused by the preposition.

What exactly is підшлункова залоза? Is it one word or two?

It is a two-word noun phrase:

• підшлункова = an adjective
• залоза = gland

Together they mean pancreas.

Literally, the term is something like the gland under the stomach. Ukrainian often uses multi-word anatomical terms like this.