Extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes

• Used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pancreatin is a mixture of several digestive enzymes produced by the exocrine cells of the pancreas . It is composed of amylase , lipase and protease . This mixture is used to treat conditions in which pancreatic secretions are deficient, such as surgical ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
pancreatin \pan"cre*a*tin\, n. [See pancreas .] (Physiol. Chem.) One of the digestive enzymes of the pancreatic juice. Note: By some the term pancreatin is restricted to the amylolytic ferment of the pancreatic juice (amylase), by others it is applied to ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A mixture of several digestive enzymes produced by the exocrine cells of the pancreas, composed of amylase, lipase and protease.