pancrelipase

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pancrelipase pan·cre·lip·ase (pāng'krĭ-lĭp'ās', -lī'pās')
n.
A lipolytic concentrate of pancreatic enzymes standardized for lipase content and used as an enzyme substitute when pancreatic enzymes are insufficient.

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