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pancreatic juice

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A liquid secreted by the pancreas, containing a variety of enzymes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: digestive juice, digestive fluid

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 胰液 (yíyè) — juice produced by the pancreas
  • Danish: bugspyt — juice produced by the pancreas
  • Finnish: haimaneste — juice produced by the pancreas
  • German: Bauchspeichel — juice produced by the pancreas
  • Hungarian: hasnyál — juice produced by the pancreas
  • Ingrian: pernamahla — juice produced by the pancreas
  • Latvian: aizkuņģa dziedzera sula — juice produced by the pancreas
  • Romanian: suc pancreatic — juice produced by the pancreas
  • Swedish: bukspott — juice produced by the pancreas
  • Swedish: pankreassaft — juice produced by the pancreas