pancreatic digestion
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digestion — Synonyms and related words: ablation, absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorbent, adsorption, assimilation, attrition, bile, blending, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, burning up, chemisorption, chemosorption, consumption, depletion,… … Moby Thesaurus
Pancreatic duct — of Wirsung redirects here. For the pancreatic duct of Santorini, also known as the accessory pancreatic duct, see Accessory pancreatic duct. Pancreatic duct The pancreatic duct … Wikipedia
Pancreatic — Pan cre*at ic, a. [Cf. F. pancr[ e]atique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic secretion, digestion, ferments. [1913 Webster] {Pancreatic juice} (Physiol.), a colorless alkaline fluid secreted intermittently by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pancreatic juice — Pancreatic Pan cre*at ic, a. [Cf. F. pancr[ e]atique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic secretion, digestion, ferments. [1913 Webster] {Pancreatic juice} (Physiol.), a colorless alkaline fluid secreted intermittently… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Digestion — For the industrial process, see anaerobic digestion. For the treatment of precipitates in analytical chemistry, see Precipitation (chemistry)#Digestion. Entrails redirects here. For the practice of reading entrails, see Extispicy. Digestion is… … Wikipedia
digestion — 1. The process of making a digest. 2. The mechanical, chemical, and enzymatic process whereby ingested food is converted into material suitable for assimilation for synthesis of tissues or liberation of energy. [L. digestio. See … Medical dictionary
pancreatic duct — noun a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel • Part Holonyms: ↑pancreas • Part Meronyms: ↑musculus sphincte … Useful english dictionary
pancreatic elastase II — pan·cre·at·ic elas·tase II (pan″kre atґik e lasґtās) [EC 3.4.21.71] a serine endopeptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of peptide bonds, preferentially clearing on the carboxyl side of leucine, methionine, and phenylalanine residues.… … Medical dictionary
digestion — n. the process in which ingested food is broken down in the alimentary canal into a form that can be absorbed and assimilated by the tissues of the body. Digestion includes mechanical processes, such as chewing, churning, and grinding food, as… … The new mediacal dictionary
pancreatic juice — Fluid made by the pancreas. Pancreatic juices contain proteins called enzymes that aid in digestion … English dictionary of cancer terms
