Used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions

• Extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...