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pancreatic juice
noun
- a thick, colorless, very alkaline fluid secreted by the pancreas, containing enzymes that break down protein, fat, and starch.
pancreatic juice
noun
- the clear alkaline secretion of the pancreas that is released into the duodenum and contains several digestive enzymes
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pancreatic juice1
Example Sentences
Similarly, the pancreas controls pH levels in the small intestine by secreting bicarbonate-rich pancreatic juice.
One particularly productive dog had evidently set a record by producing active pancreatic juice for ten days before dying.
The sphincter of Oddi is the muscular valve located at the exit of the bile and pancreatic ducts; it controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juices essential for digestion.
A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.
Trypsin, trip′sin, n. a ferment which occurs in the secretion of the pancreas, and may be isolated from the pancreatic juice, as pepsin from the gastric.—adj.
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