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Anaphylaxis   /ˌænəfəlˈæksɪs/   Listen
Anaphylaxis

noun
1.
Hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance.





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"Anaphylaxis" Quotes from Famous Books



... phase of my subject is the relation of nut feeding to anaphylaxis. This newly coined word perhaps needs explanation for the benefit of my lay hearers. For many years it has been known that some persons were astonishingly sensitive to certain foods which indeed appeared to act as violent poisons. ...
— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Sixth Annual Meeting. Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915 • Various


Words linked to "Anaphylaxis" :   anaphylactic, anaphylactic shock, hypersensitivity reaction, drug


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