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pancreatin

[ pan-kree-uh-tin, pang- ]
/ ˈpæn kri ə tɪn, ˈpæŋ- /
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noun
Biochemistry. a substance containing the pancreatic enzymes, trypsin, amylase, and lipase.
a commercial preparation of this substance, obtained from the pancreas of the hog or ox, and used chiefly as a digestive.
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Origin of pancreatin

First recorded in 1870–75; pancreat- + -in2
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British Dictionary definitions for pancreatin

pancreatin
/ (ˈpæŋkrɪətɪn) /

noun
the powdered extract of the pancreas of certain animals, such as the pig, used in medicine as an aid to digestion by virtue of the enzymes it contains
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