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anaphylaxis Definition


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anaphylaxis
noun
    1. medicine.
      A sudden severe hypersensitive reaction to the injection of a particular foreign substance or antigen, eg certain drugs, into the body of a person who has already been exposed to that substance and is abnormally sensitive to it.
Derivative: anaphylactic
adj
    Etymology: Early 20c: from Greek ana back + phylaxis protection.



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