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pancreatic
(redirected from Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency)

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pan·cre·as  (pngkr-s, pn-)
n.
A long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach, that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum and insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin into the bloodstream.
[Greek pankreas : pan-, pan- + kreas, flesh; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]
pancre·atic (pngkr-tk, pn-) adj.
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pancreas
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Adj.1.pancreatic - of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer"
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pancreatic [ˌpæŋkrɪˈætɪk] ADJ → pancreático
pancreatic
adj → der Bauchspeicheldrüse; pancreatic cancer → Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs m


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ALTU-135 is an orally-delivered, microbially-derived enzyme replacement therapy in development that utilizes the Company's protein crystallization and cross-linking technology for the treatment of malabsorption due to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
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TheraCLEC was granted designation for the treatment of malabsorption due to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, a condition most often found in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic pancreatitis (CP), pancreatic cancer as well as other diseases where the pancreas is not producing sufficient amounts of endogenous enzymes required for proper nutrition.
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