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pancreatin

 [pan-kree-uh-tin, pang-]  

pan·cre·a·tin

   [pan-kree-uh-tin, pang-]
noun
1.
Biochemistry. a substance containing the pancreatic enzymes, trypsin, amylase, and lipase.
2.
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:
1870–75; pancreat- + -in2
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pancreatin (ˈpæŋkrɪətɪn)
 
—n
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 pan·cre·a·tin (pāng'krē-ə-tĭn, pān'-, pān-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.

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