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pancreatitis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | inflammation, redness, rubor |
Examples of pancreatitis
pancreatitis
Leon Clarke, who led USC in receiving in 1954-55, died Monday from pancreatitis.
From the dailynews.com
Had pancreatitis in 2005 and is still unable to drink copious amounts of alcohol.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Chronic pancreatitis can also be caused by alcohol and various familial diseases.
From the cnn.com
Other factors, including genetic mutations, also contribute to pancreatitis risk.
From the sciencedaily.com
Hereditary pancreatitis is caused by a mutation in the cationic trypsinogen gene.
From the nature.com
That same afternoon, Ashcroft fell ill with a nearly lethal case of pancreatitis.
From the swampland.time.com
The emergency-room doctor thought I had pancreatitis and got the ball rolling.
From the stltoday.com
Pancreatitis is an unpredictable disease, making it difficult to give a prognosis.
From the stltoday.com
About 46 percent of pancreatitis cases were attributable to smoking in this group.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain
- Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that can occur in two very different forms. Acute pancreatitis is sudden while chronic pancreatitis "is characterized by recurring or persistent abdominal pain with or without steatorrhea or diabetes mellitus."
- Irritation of the pancreas that can make it stop working; most often caused by gallstones or alcohol abuse.
- Inflammation of the pancreas, a severe and sometimes life threatening disease often associated with eating fatty foods. Symptoms include vomiting and a painful abdomen.
- Pancreatitis has been reported in patients taking fenofibrate, gemfibrozil, and clofibrate. This occurrence may represent a failure of efficacy in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia, a direct drug effect, or a secondary phenomenon mediated through biliary tract stone or sludge formation ...
- Swelling of the pancreas, which can cause severe pain in the stomach.
- (PAN-kree-uh-TY-tis)
