pancreatitis
noun
pan·cre·a·ti·tis
ˌpaŋ-krē-ə-ˈtī-təs 
ˌpan-
plural pancreatitides
ˌpaŋ-krē-ə-ˈti-tə-ˌdēz
ˌpan-
: inflammation of the pancreas
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Analisa Novak, CBS News, 7 July 2025
He’s been in the ICU on a ventilator for two weeks now, fighting necrotizing pancreatitis and sepsis.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Medas had been hospitalized and in the ICU at a Miami hospital due to a severe case of necrotizing pancreatitis and sepsis.
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Hours after doctors initially dismissed Wakefield as having gastritis — inflammation of the stomach lining — he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 24 June 2025
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Analisa Novak, CBS News, 7 July 2025
He’s been in the ICU on a ventilator for two weeks now, fighting necrotizing pancreatitis and sepsis.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Medas had been hospitalized and in the ICU at a Miami hospital due to a severe case of necrotizing pancreatitis and sepsis.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Hours after doctors initially dismissed Wakefield as having gastritis — inflammation of the stomach lining — he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 24 June 2025
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“Pancreatitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancreatitis. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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pancreatitis
noun
pan·cre·ati·tis
ˌpaŋ-krē-ə-ˈtīt-əs, ˌpan-
plural pancreatitides
-ˈtit-ə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of the pancreas
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