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Definition of Pancreatin

1. Noun. Extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions.

Definition of Pancreatin

1. n. One of the digestive ferments of the pancreatic juice; also, a preparation containing such a ferment, made from the pancreas of animals, and used in medicine as an aid to digestion.

Definition of Pancreatin

1. Noun. A mixture of several digestive enzymes produced by the exocrine cells of the pancreas, composed of amylase, lipase and protease. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pancreatin

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Medical Definition of Pancreatin

1. One of the digestive ferments of the pancreatic juice; also, a preparation containing such a ferment, made from the pancreas of animals, and used in medicine as an aid to digestion. By some the term pancreatin is restricted to the amylolytic ferment of the pancreatic juice, by others it is applied to trypsin, and by still others to steapsin. See: Pancreas. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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