noun
pancreatitis
Medical term for inflammation of the pancreas.
急性膵炎は激しい腹痛を引き起こすことがあります。
Acute pancreatitis can cause severe abdominal pain.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes used when the first kanji is difficult or unavailable.
From 膵 (すい, 'pancreas') + 炎 (えん, 'inflammation').