NCIt definition : An enzyme producing region of the pancreatic tissue containing the pancreatic acini
and exocrine intralobular ducts which collectively secrete the digestive enzymes into
the main pancreatic duct to drain into the duodenal part of the small intestine.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: An enzyme producing region of the pancreatic tissue containing the pancreatic
acini and exocrine intralobular ducts which collectively secrete the digestive enzymes
into the main pancreatic duct to drain into the duodenal part of the small intestine.
(NCI);