pluralism. 1. Ecclesiastic. the holding of two or more church offices by a single person. 2. the state or condition of a common civilization in which various ethnic, racial, or religious groups are free to participate in and develop their common cultures. 3. a policy or principle supporting such cultural plurality.
There are several possible causes of inflammation to the pancreas. Some of them are nutritional factors, such as high levels of fat in the blood (lipemia), high levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia), trauma to the pancreas, and some drugs or toxins.
1 Gall stone: The most common cause for enlarged pancreatic duct is an obstruction in the duct caused due to a stone, especially the gall stone. 2  The tiny gall stone gets lodged into the ampulla of vater, and blocks the flow of pancreatic juice and bile into the duodenum.