- a substance containing the pancreatic enzymes, trypsin, amylase, and lipase.
- a commercial preparation of this substance, obtained from the pancreas of the hog or ox, and used chiefly as a digestive.
- the powdered extract of the pancreas of certain animals, such as the pig, used in medicine as an aid to digestion by virtue of the enzymes it contains
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