anaphylaxis
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1. hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance (noun.state)
hypernym | : | hypersensitivity reaction, |
definition | : | an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | anaphylactic shock, |
definition | : | 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) |
domain category | : | drug, |
definition | : | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | anaphylactic, |
definition | : | related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | anaphylactic, |
definition | : | related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis (adj.pert) |
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