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

Words nearby pancreatin

pancreatico-, pancreaticoduodenal, pancreaticoduodenal artery, pancreaticoduodenal vein, pancreatic vein, pancreatin, pancreatitis, pancreato-, pancreatoduodenectomy, pancreatoduodenostomy, pancreatogastrostomy

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How to use pancreatin in a sentence

Digestives—pepsin, pancreatin, muriatic acid and the various bitter tonics.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
In the same way, ordinary pepsin does not attack fatty substances; it takes pancreatin to reduce them to an emulsion.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
Control feedings with an emulsion of one-half gram each of pepsin and pancreatin proved inactive.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease|Albert Cornelius Crawford
Phecozyme is made more complex than Phecolax by the introduction of additional phenyl salicylate and of pancreatin.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

Among these are tablets consisting simply of pepsin and pancreatin.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

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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Medical definitions for pancreatin

pancreatin

[ păng′krē-ə-tĭn, păng-krē′ə-tĭn ]

A mixture of pancreatic juice enzymes, such as amylase, lipase, and trypsin, extracted from animals such as cattle or hogs and used as a digestive aid.