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A process where a chemical reaction is helped by a substance (the catalyst) which does not change during the process. The speeding of a chemical reaction by a catalyst. A chemical interaction between two substances that is facilitated by the addition of a small amount of a third substance, known as a catalyst.  

To act as a catalyst and help make a chemical reaction take place.  

A person who has had an accident or who is suddenly ill.  

A model for the care of child patients, where the parents are involved in the treatment.  

The main protein in milk, from which casein is formed.  

The process by which dead tissue decays into a firm and dry mass. It is characteristic of tuberculosis. The breakdown of diseased tissue into a dry cheese like mass: a type of degeneration associated with tubercular lesions. A process which takes place in the tissues in tuberculosis and some other chronic diseases. The central part…

A laxative made from the bark of a tropical tree. Cascara is a type of stimulant laxative medication that is occasionally employed when there is a need for fast-acting relief. However, it is currently infrequently utilized. A laxative crafted from the bark of a shrub native to North America.  

The bones by which the lower arm is connected to the hand. The eight bones of the wrist. The carpus articulates with the metacarpals I distally and with the humerus and radius proximally. The Latin term for the wrist, composed of eight small bones firmly joined together with ligaments, but capable of a certain amount…

One of the joints’ between the carpals and metacarpals.  

The action of pulling at the bedclothes, a sign of delirium in typhoid and other fevers. Plucking at the bedclothes by a delirious patient. This is often a sign of extreme exhaustion and may be the prelude to death.