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pancreatin

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pan·cre·a·tin  (pngkr--tn, pn-, pn-kr-tn)
n.
A mixture of the enzymes of pancreatic juice, such as amylase, lipase, and trypsin, extracted from animals such as cattle or hogs and used as a digestive aid.
pancreatin [ˈpæŋkrɪətɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) 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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Noun1.pancreatin - extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions
extract, infusion - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)


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