| pancreatitis |
inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain
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| pancreatic artery |
a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas
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| pancreatic vein |
veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins
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| pancreatic polypeptide |
a hormone (4200 daltons, 36 amino acids) secreted by special endocrine cells in the periphery of some pancreatic islets, the exocrine pancreas, and the intestine; it inhibits pancreatic enzyme secretion and gallbladder contraction, but its physiologic role has not been identified.
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| pancreatic lipase |
the triacylglycerol lipase secreted by the pancreas; it is the major intestinal lipase, digesting ingested fats to fatty acids and monoglycerides. The enzyme requires bile salts and colipase for activity.
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