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pancreatitis

pancreatitis

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The pancreas, an organ near the stomach, becomes swollen and causes strong belly pain
  • noun
  • /ˌpæŋkrɪˈtaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
: pancreatitis
  • Patients suffering from pancreatitis often experience severe abdominal pain.
  • acute pancreatitis
  • risk of pancreatitis
  • hospitalization for acute pancreatitis

So pancreatitis is basically where your pancreas just goes haywire as a result of taking these drugs.

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Examples

  • No further recurrence of pancreatitis was noted at one-month follow-up.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Unusually, tuberculosis of the spine may present with clinical features of disc syndrome, appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, or renal disease.

    Academic text (2007)

  • What are some potential symptoms of pancreatitis?

    Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

  • The FDA also said there was no clear and direct link with pancreatitis.

    Academic text (2012)

  • According to your NDDIC, initial treatment of pancreatitis widely requires a stay in the hospital.

    Blog text (18)

  • Incretin use was not associated with increased risk for acute pancreatitis.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Rarely, valproate can cause pancreatitis or liver failure.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Is incretin use associated with increased risk for acute pancreatitis?

    Academic text (2015)

  • IL-6 has proved to be a predictable marker of severity and outcome of pancreatitis.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Tuberculosis of this region sometimes mimics some well-known conditions like cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and appendicitis.

    Academic text (2007)

Surface Forms

pancreatitis singular
pancreatitises plural

Morphology

pancreatitis = pancreas (semi-transparent) = pancreat + itis

Formally 'pancreas' + medical suffix '-itis' yields 'inflammation of the pancreas', but '-itis' is a specialized medical suffix that not all learners know.

Etymology

Pancreatitis comes from the organ name pancreas and the ending -itis, which means 'inflammation', and you can see -itis in common words like arthritis. Pancreas comes from Greek parts pan- 'all' and kreas 'flesh' because it was named for its soft flesh, so pancreatitis means 'inflammation of the pancreas' and explains the belly pain it causes.