Medical term:
diastase
diastase
[di´ah-stās]a combination of enzymes produced during germination of seeds, and contained in malt; it converts starch into maltose and then into glucose.
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di·a·stase
(dī'a-stās),A mixture, obtained from malt and containing amylolytic enzymes (principally α- and β-amylases), that converts starch into dextrin and maltose; used to make soluble starches, to aid in digestion of starches in certain types of dyspepsia, and to digest glycogen in histologic sections.
[Fr., fr. G. diastasis, separation, fr. dia, apart + histēmi, to make to stand]
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diastase
(dī′ə-stās′, -stāz′)n.
An amylase or a mixture of amylases that is found in milk and that converts starch to dextrin and maltose.
di′a·sta′sic (-stā′sĭk, -zĭk) adj.
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di·a·stase
(dī'a-stǎs)A mixture, obtained from malt and containing amylolytic enzymes (principally α- and β-amylases), which converts starch into dextrin and maltose; used to make soluble starches, to aid in digestion of starches in certain types of dyspepsia, and to digest glycogen in histologic sections.
[Fr., fr. G. diastasis, separation, fr. dia, apart + histēmi, to make to stand]
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diastase
An ENZYME capable of breaking down starch. An amylase.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
diastase
an enzyme mixture common in seeds such as barley, that is responsible for starch hydrolysis. The mixture contains amylases for conversion of starch to MALTOSE (sometimes via DEXTRIN) and MALTASE for conversion of maltose to glucose.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
diastasis
[di-as´tah-sis]1. dislocation or separation of two normally attached bones between which there is no true joint. See illustration.
Diastasis of the pubic symphysis. From Dorland's, 2000.
2. an abnormally large separation between associated bones, as between the ribs.
3. the rest period of the cardiac cycle, occurring just before systole. Called also diastasis cordis.
diastasis rec´ti abdo´minis separation of the rectus muscles of the abdominal wall, sometimes occurring during pregnancy.
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di·as·ta·sis
(dī-as'tă-sis), Avoid the mispronunciation diasta'sis.1. Any simple separation of normally joined parts. Synonym(s): divarication
2. The midportion of diastole when the blood enters the ventricle slowly or ceases to enter prior to atrial systole. Diastasis duration is in inverse proportion to heart rate and is absent at very high heart rates.
[G. a separation]
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diastasis
(dī-ăs′tə-sĭs)n. pl. diasta·ses (-sēz′)
1. Separation of normally joined anatomical parts, as of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy.
2. The last stage of diastole in the heart, occurring just before contraction and during which little additional blood enters the ventricle.
di′a·stat′ic (dī′ə-stăt′ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
di·as·ta·sis
(dī-as'tă-sis)1. Any simple separation of normally joined parts.
Synonym(s): divarication.
Synonym(s): divarication.
2. The midportion of diastole when the blood enters the ventricle slowly or ceases to enter before atrial systole. Diastasis duration is in inverse proportion to heart rate and is absent at very high heart rates.
[G. a separation]
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diastasis
Separation of normally adjacent bones without fracture.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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