anaphylactic shock
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1. a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin or shellfish or insect venom) to which the organism has become sensitized by previous exposure (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | anaphylaxis, |
| definition | : | hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance (noun.state) |
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