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pancrelipase

pancrelipase noun: a mixture of porcine-derived pancreatic amylase, pancreatic lipase, and chymotrypsin, used in the treatment of some digestive disorders.

Noun

pancrelipase (usually uncountable, plural pancrelipases)

  1. (usually) A mixture of porcine-derived pancreatic amylase, pancreatic lipase, and chymotrypsin, used in the treatment of some digestive disorders.

Forms of pancrelipase

pluralpancrelipases

Origin of pancrelipase

Blend of pancreatic + lipase.

Questions about pancrelipase

What does pancrelipase mean?
Pancrelipase means a mixture of porcine-derived pancreatic amylase, pancreatic lipase, and chymotrypsin, used in the treatment of some digestive disorders.
What part of speech is pancrelipase?
Pancrelipase is a noun.
What is the plural of pancrelipase?
The plural of pancrelipase is pancrelipases.

Words near pancrelipase in the dictionary

  1. pancreatosplenectomy
  2. pancreatotomies
  3. pancreatotomy
  4. pancreectomies
  5. pancreectomy
  6. pancrelipase
  7. pancrelipases
  8. pancreozymin
  9. pancreozymins
  10. pancrustacean
  11. pancrustaceans

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