| pancreatic plexus | The autonomic plexus that accompanies the pancreatic arteries. Synonym: plexus pancreaticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| pancreatico- | See: pancreat-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreaticoduodenal | Relating to the pancreas and the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcades | Anastomoses between the anterior and posterior pancreaticoduodenal arteries (from the gastroduodenal artery) and the anterior and posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries (from the superior mesenteric artery) on the anterior and posterior aspects of the head of the pancreas and the duodenum, supplying both structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes | Nodes along the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pancreaticoduodenales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreaticoduodenal transplantation | A technically feasible transplantation including both the duodenum and pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreaticoduodenal veins | Veins that accompany the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries, emptying into the superior mesenteric or portal vein. Synonym: venae pancreaticoduodenales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreaticoduodenectomy | The excision of the head of the pancreas and the encircling loop of the duodenum to which it is connected. (12 Dec 1998) |