anaphylaxis

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Noun

anaphylaxis (plural anaphylaxes)

1. Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
2. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.

Derived terms

• anaphylactic
• anaphylactically
• anaphylactogenic
• anaphylactoid

Translations

severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen

Chinese: Mandarin: 過敏性反應 (zh) (guòmǐn xìng fǎnyìng), 过敏性反应 (zh) (guòmǐn xìng fǎnyìng)

Czech: anafylaxe (cs) f. Finnish: anafylaksia (fi) Hindi: तीव्रग्राहिता (hi) (tīvragrāhitā)