| MBP | major basic protein; maltose-binding protein; management by policy; mannose-binding protein; mean bl... |
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| MD | Doctor of Medicine [Lat. Medicinae Doctor]; magnesium deficiency; main duct; maintenance dose; major... |
| MDC | major diagnostic categories; Metoprolol in Dilated Cardiomyography [trial]; minimum detectable conce... |
| MDD | major depressive disorder; mean daily dose |
| MDE | major depressive episode |
| pancreatic notch | A notch separating the uncinate process of the head of the pancreas from the neck. Synonym: incisura pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pancreatic plexus | The autonomic plexus that accompanies the pancreatic arteries. Synonym: plexus pancreaticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreatic polypeptide | <chemical> A 36-amino acid polypeptide with physiological regulatory functions. It is secreted by pancreatic tissue. Plasma pancreatic polypeptide increases after ingestion of food, with age, and in disease states. A lack of pancreatic polypeptide in the islets of langerhans has been associated with the obese syndrome in rats and mice. Chemical name: Pancreatic polypeptide (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancreatic pseudocyst | Cyst-like space not lined by epithelium and contained within the pancreas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancreatic pseudocysts | <radiology> AETIOLOGY: acute pancreatitis, blunt abdominal trauma, surgery, many occur in absence of any known cause (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancreatic RNase | See: ribonuclease (pancreatic). (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreatic sphincter | Smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct immediately proximal to the hepatoduodenal, ampulla. Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici, pancreatic sphincter, sphincter muscle of pancreatic duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreatic steatorrhoea | Steatorrhoea due to the absence of pancreatic juice from the intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreatic veins | Veins draining the pancreas, emptying into the splenic vein and the superior mesenteric vein. Synonym: venae pancreaticae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| receptors, pancreatic hormone | Cell surface proteins that bind pancreatic hormones with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behaviour of cells. These include receptors for glucagon (secreted by alpha cells), insulin (secreted by beta cells), somatostatin (secreted by delta cells), and pancreatic peptide (secreted by pp cells). Some of these hormones and receptors also support neurotransmission. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ribonuclease (pancreatic) | |
| ribonuclease, pancreatic | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the endonucleolytic cleavage of pancreatic ribonucleic acids to 3'-phosphomono- and oligonucleotides ending in cytidylic or uridylic acids with 2',3'-cyclic phosphate intermediates. Registry number: EC 3.1.27.5 (12 Dec 1998) |
| sphincter muscle of pancreatic duct | Smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct immediately proximal to the hepatoduodenal, ampulla. Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici, pancreatic sphincter, sphincter muscle of pancreatic duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphincter of pancreatic duct | Smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct immediately proximal to the hepatoduodenal, ampulla. Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici, pancreatic sphincter, sphincter muscle of pancreatic duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infectious pancreatic necrosis virus | The type species of aquabirnavirus, causing infectious pancreatic necrosis in salmonid fish and other freshwater and marine animals including mollusks. (12 Dec 1998) |