Thesaurus: pancreatic

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic secretion, digestion, ferments.
2. adj. of or involving the pancreas
3. Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic secretion, digestion, ferments. Pancreatic juice (Physiol.), a colorless alkaline fluid secreted intermittently by the pancreatic gland. It is one of the most important of the digestive fluids, containing at least three distinct ferments, trypsin, steapsin and an amylolytic ferment, by which it acts upon all three classes of food stuffs. See Pancreas.
4. Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic secretion,digestion, ferments. Pancreatic juice (Physiol.), a colorlessalkaline fluid secreted intermittently by the pancreatic gland. It isone of the most important of the digestive fluids, containing atleast three distinct ferments, trypsin, steapsin and an amylolyticferment, by which it acts upon all three classes of food stuffs. SeePancreas.
5. j:100 a. of or involving the pancreas