pancreatopathy

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noun

A disease of the pancreas.

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Meanings

nounpancreatopathy (countable and uncountable, plural pancreatopathies)

plural pancreatopathies

  1. countableuncountableA disease of the pancreas.

    For example, in gallstone pancreatitis only the ventral pancreas may be affected, whereas because drainage via the minor papilla is more precarious, obstructive pancreatopathy may be confined to the dorsal portion.

    2000, Keith Dewbury, Clinical Ultrasound: A Comprehensive Text, volume 1, page 363

Origin

From pancreato- + -pathy.

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Translations

Italian pancreopatia
  • pancreopatiaTranslations
Russian панкреатопатия
  • панкреатопатия (pankreatopatija)Translations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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