Body Substance
pancreatic juice Audio
pan·cre·at·ic juice [ pan-kree-a-tik joos ]
Subclass of:
Bodily secretions
Definitions related to pancreatic juice:
  • Fluid made by the pancreas. Pancreatic juices contain proteins called enzymes that aid in digestion.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The fluid containing digestive enzymes secreted by the pancreas in response to food in the duodenum.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Thick transparent fluid containing digestive enzymes secreted by the pancreas in response to food in the duodenum.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (pancreatic exocrine secretion) Secretion from the pancreas that contains digestive enzymes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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