What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the pancreas?

Answer 1

Inflammation of the pancreas is known as "Pancreatitis". During pancreatitis, the pancreas begins to essentially digest its own tissue, as the digestive enzymes that it produces stay trapped within. Patients with pancreatitis will present with abdominal pain (sometimes swelling). Other symptoms include fever, chills, nausea, vomiting (which does not relieve the nausea) and an abdomen that is tender to the touch. The most common causes of pancreatitis are alcohol abuse and gall stones which account for 80%-90% of instances.
It is called pancreatitis. The ending -itis literally means "inflammation of".
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Answer 2

Enzymatic destruction of the pancreas is often called auto-digestion, but the real term for it would be enzymatic pancreatolysis. There are a couple different conditions that could cause this including obstruction of the pancreatic duct, cancer, etc.

Answer 3

The surgery in which part or all of the pancreas is removed is called a "Pancreatectomy".

Answer 4

Pancreatolysis is destruction of the pancreas.

Answer 5

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