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Pancreatin

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Noun

1. pancreatin

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

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Pancreatin

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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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Pancreatin

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noun
1. 
any of the pancreatic enzymes or a mixture of these
2. 
a commercial preparation of pancreas extract taken from cattle or hogs, used as an aid to digestion

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Pancreatin

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n.
A mixture of the enzymes found in pancreatic juice, such as amylase, lipase, and trypsin, often extracted from hog or cattle pancreases and used as a digestive aid.

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