Definitions for pancreatitisˌpæn kri əˈtaɪ tɪs, ˌpæŋ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pan•cre•a•ti•tisˌpæn kri əˈtaɪ tɪs, ˌpæŋ-(n.)
inflammation of the pancreas.
Category: Pathology
Origin of pancreatitis:
1835–45; < Gk pankreat-, s. of pánkreas pancreas+ -itis
Princeton's WordNet
pancreatitis(noun)
inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain
Wiktionary
pancreatitis(Noun)
Inflammation of the pancreas.
Origin: From from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pankreas) and -ίτις suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Pancreatitis
INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis.
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