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Definition of pancreatic juice

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

First Known Use of pancreatic juice

circa 1666, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pancreatic juice was circa 1666

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“Pancreatic juice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancreatic%20juice. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.

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: 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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