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What is the the medical term meaning inflammation of the liver and pancreas?
No: Hepatitis means inflammation of the Liver.
What happens when your pancreas in swollen and inflamed?
A swollen pancreas is more than likely Pancreatitis, which literally means, "Inflammation of the Pancreas".
What is lung pancreatitis?
Pancreatitis literally means "Inflammation of the Pancreas". Your lungs and pancreas are not part of the same system so lung pancreatitis doesn't exist.
What is pertaining to the pancreas?
The word "pancreatic" means, "anything pertaining to the pancreas".
Why would the size of the pancreas increase?
Pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas, would cause a pancreas to swell or increase in size.
What is calcified pancreas?
A calcified pancreas is the result of having chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas and commonly occurs in alcoholics.
What is the difference between pancreatitis and hepatitis?
Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas whereas hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver.
What is the medical term pertaining to the pancreas?
The medical term pertaining to the pancreas is "pancreatic" or "pancreatitis", which refers to inflammation of the pancreas.
What does Pancreas mean in greek mythology?
The pancreas is an organ, not a mythological figure. In Greek, the word means "all flesh".
Inflammation of the pancreas due to a splenectomy?
Inflammation of the pancreas is known as Pancreatitis. Acute chemical pancreatitis can occur after certain operations or procedures such as an ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography), Cholecystectomy, splenectomy and more.
Inflamaci n of the p ncreas?
Inflammation of the pancreas is acute pancreatitis.
What does it mean pancreas digests itself?
YES!! If the pancreas is damaged, the enzymes leak into the pancreatic tissue and start to auto-digest (eat itself) the cells, which results in hemorrhage, swelling, and local destruction within the pancreas. This process is also known as inflammation. Inflammation of the pancreas can occur with an immediate injury to the pancreas (i.e. acute) or with slow, long term damage (chronic).
