Pancreatitis Definition

păngkrē-ə-tītĭs, păn-
noun
Inflammation of the pancreas.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pancreatitis

Noun

Singular:
pancreatitis
Plural:
pancreatitides, pancreatitises

Origin of Pancreatitis

  • From from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pankreas) and Ancient Greek -ίτις suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation

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Pancreatitis Sentence Examples

  • In acute pancreatitis, elevated amylase levels usually parallel levels of another enzyme called lipase.

  • Both amylase and lipase are sometimes ordered together to diagnose acute pancreatitis.

  • Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) may also accompany duodenal atresia.

  • In 2 cases PPC was the consequence of a pancreatic fistula evolved in acute pancreatitis of the stump.

  • The serum lipase level is more accurate and a better marker for alcoholic pancreatitis.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAN

Words Ending With

SISTIS

Unscrambles

pancreatitis

Words Starting With P and Ending With S

Starts With P & Ends With SStarts With PA & Ends With SStarts With P & Ends With IS

Word Length

12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With P12 Letter Words Ending With S