Canine Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that can occur in two very different forms. Acute pancreatitis is sudden while chronic pancreatitis is characterized by recurring or persistent form of pancreatic inflammation.Cases of both can be considered mild or severe.ancreatitis is caused by autodigestion of the pancreas thought to begin with an increase in secretion of pancreatic enzymes in response to a stimulus, which can be anything from table scraps to getting into the garbage to drugs, toxins, and trauma.
or British mollusc /ËmÉËlÉsk/. plural mollusks. Learner's definition of MOLLUSK. [count] biology. : any one of a large group of animals (such as snails and clams) that have a soft body without a backbone and that usually live in a shell.
The Gastropoda. Snails and slugs, limpets, and sea hares. Gastropods are one of the most diverse groups of animals, both in form, habit, and habitat. They are by far the largest group of molluscs, with more than 62,000 described living species, and they comprise about 80% of living molluscs.