Pancreatin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  pancreatin \pan"cre*a*tin\, n. [See {pancreas}.] (Physiol.
     Chem.)
     One of the digestive enzymes of the pancreatic juice.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: By some the term pancreatin is restricted to the


           amylolytic ferment of the pancreatic juice (amylase),
           by others it is applied to trypsin, and by still others
           to steapsin (the lipase of pancreatic juice).
           [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. A preparation of pancreatic juice, usually obtained from
        the ox or hog, containing the three main digestive enzymes
        trypsin, amylase, and lipase, and used in medicine as an
        aid to digestion.
        [1913 Webster + PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pancreatin
       n : extract from the pancreas of animals that contains
           pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other
           conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions