PROCTALGIA
\pɹɒktˈald͡ʒə], \pɹɒktˈaldʒə], \p_ɹ_ɒ_k_t_ˈa_l_dʒ_ə]\
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prok-tal'ji-a, n. pain of the anus or rectum.--n. PROCT[=I]'TIS, inflammation thereof. [Gr. proktos, the anus, algos, pain.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.