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Addison's disease - A disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronzelike pigmentation of the skin Adjunctive agents - Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agents to augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent Allergenicity - Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals Alveolus (plural: alveoli) - A small air sac within the body of the lung Amide - A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry (eg, lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine, bupivacaine). Amnesia - Failure to remember events related to surgery Analgesia - Insensitivity to pain Anaphylaxis - A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses, including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, construction of bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse Anemia - A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream Angina pectoris - Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium Antecubital - Situated in front of the elbow