The clear alkaline digestive fluid secreted by the pancreas.
胰液，胰汁
Example sentencesExamples
He had no idea of the fluid's function - and we now know that pancreatic juice is unambiguously alkaline, because the cells lining the duct system secrete bicarbonate ions.
In the duodenum, alkaline bile and pancreatic juice help neutralize the stomach contents.
During the gastric phase of pancreatic juice secretion, gastrin continues to be released in response to stomach distension and the presence of amino acids in the stomach.
The presence of lipids in the intestine stimulates the secretion of bile and pancreatic juice.
Food cannot be digested properly without pancreatic juice.
Definition of pancreatic juice in US English:
pancreatic juice
nounˌpaNGkrēˈatik
The clear alkaline digestive fluid secreted by the pancreas.
胰液，胰汁
Example sentencesExamples
He had no idea of the fluid's function - and we now know that pancreatic juice is unambiguously alkaline, because the cells lining the duct system secrete bicarbonate ions.
In the duodenum, alkaline bile and pancreatic juice help neutralize the stomach contents.
During the gastric phase of pancreatic juice secretion, gastrin continues to be released in response to stomach distension and the presence of amino acids in the stomach.
Food cannot be digested properly without pancreatic juice.
The presence of lipids in the intestine stimulates the secretion of bile and pancreatic juice.