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pancreatic juice


pancreatic juice

noun

Definition of PANCREATIC JUICE

: a clear alkaline secretion of pancreatic enzymes (as trypsin and lipase) that flows into the duodenum and acts on food already acted on by the gastric juice and saliva
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First Known Use of PANCREATIC JUICE

circa 1666

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