pancreatitis

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noun

Inflammation of the pancreas.

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Meanings

nounpancreatitis (plural pancreatitises or pancreatitides)

plural pancreatitises · plural pancreatitides

  1. Inflammation of the pancreas.

    Chronic pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas is inflamed or swells for an extended period.

    2024 October 9, Maxine Lipner, “What Does It Mean When Your Poop Floats?”, in Health

Origin

From pancreas + -itis.

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Translations

Catalan pancreatitis
  • pancreatitisinflammation of the pancreas
Chinese Mandarin 胰腺炎, 胰脏炎
  • 胰腺炎 (yíxiànyán)inflammation of the pancreas
  • 胰脏炎 (yízàngyán)inflammation of the pancreas
Czech zánět slinivky břišní, pankreatitida
  • zánět slinivky břišníinflammation of the pancreas
  • pankreatitidainflammation of the pancreas
Estonian kõhunäärmepõletik
  • kõhunäärmepõletikinflammation of the pancreas
Finnish haimatulehdus
  • haimatulehdusinflammation of the pancreas
French pancréatite
  • pancréatiteinflammation of the pancreas
German Bauchspeicheldrüsenentzündung
  • Bauchspeicheldrüsenentzündunginflammation of the pancreas
Hungarian hasnyálmirigy-gyulladás
  • hasnyálmirigy-gyulladásinflammation of the pancreas
Italian pancreatite
  • pancreatiteinflammation of the pancreas
Latvian pankreatīts
  • pankreatītsinflammation of the pancreas
Polish zapalenie trzustki
  • zapalenie trzustkiinflammation of the pancreas
Portuguese pancreatite
  • pancreatiteinflammation of the pancreas
Russian панкреати́т
  • панкреати́т (pankreatít)inflammation of the pancreas
Spanish pancreatitis
  • pancreatitisinflammation of the pancreas
Swedish bukspottkörtelinflammation, pankreatit
  • bukspottkörtelinflammationinflammation of the pancreas
  • pankreatitinflammation of the pancreas
Tagalog maganlapay
  • maganlapayinflammation of the pancreas
Ukrainian панкреати́т
  • панкреати́т (pankreatýt)inflammation of the pancreas
Cite this entry
APA

pancreatitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreatitis

MLA

“pancreatitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreatitis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pancreatitis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreatitis.

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