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8. DISEASES OF THE PANCREAS. 



This organ is coimnonly called sweet-bread, or the abdominal 

 salivary gland. 



PANCREATITIS. 



What is pancreatitis? 



This is an inflammation of the pancreas, and may be acute 

 or chronic, or may be parenchymatous or interstitial. 



The principal symptoms recorded are more or less fever, gen- 

 eral emaciation, and the expulsion of fatty excrementitious sub- 

 stances. 



There is nothing positive upon which to make a diagnosis of 

 affections of this organ. 



What is the treatment ? 

 It is symptomatic. 



