pancreatin

[ pan-kree-uh-tin, pang- ]
/ ˈpæn kri ə tɪn, ˈpæŋ- /

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.

Origin of pancreatin

First recorded in 1870–75; pancreat- + -in2

Words nearby pancreatin

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

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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

Medical definitions for pancreatin

pancreatin
[ păng′krē-ə-tĭn, păng-krē′ə-tĭn ]

n.

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.