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Pancreatic Insufficiency

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Updated: October 19, 2008

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Definition:

The inability of the pancreas to produce or secrete the enzymes needed for digestion, which results in malabsorption of nutrients and malnutrition.

Pronunciation: pang-kree-attic in-su-fish-en-see
Also Known As: PI - an acronym for pancreatic insufficiency that is sometimes used by people in the cystic fibrosis culture when speaking of this condition.
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