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Enzymes that break down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules.

Constructive processes by which living cells convert simple substances to more complex compounds; opposite…

An organism that multiples and thrives in the absence of oxygen. Clostridium difficile is…

A decreased or absent sensation of pain.

A drug that relieves pain.

Lapses in pain control that result in periods of increased or uncontrolled pain.

An immediate systemic allergic reaction to a foreign protein or other substance. The reaction…

A natural communication between blood vessels, either directly or by means of connecting channels.…

Hypoxia caused by a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin available for gas transport,…

Lack of activity; or an immunodeficient or immune depressed condition. For example, trauma patients…

Partial or complete loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness, as a…

Dilation or ballooning of a portion of the wall of an artery.