alpha amylase

al·pha am·y·lase

(al'fă am'i-lās), A starch-splitting enzyme obtained from a nonpathogenic bacterium of the Bacillus subtilis class, used to treat inflammatory conditions and edema of soft tissues associated with traumatic injury; its therapeutic usefulness has not been fully established and its mode of action is not known.

al·pha am·y·lase

(al'fă am'i-lās) A starch-splitting enzyme obtained from a nonpathogenic bacterium of the Bacillus subtilis class; used to treat inflammatory conditions and edema of soft tissues associated with traumatic injury.