anaphylactic

anaphylactic
adjective Date: 1907 of, relating to, affected by, or causing anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shockanaphylactically adverbanaphylactoid adjective

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  • anaphylactic — n. of or pertaining to anaphylaxis; caused by anaphylaxis. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anaphylactic — (adj.) 1905, with IC (Cf. ic) + medical Latin noun anaphylaxis exaggerated susceptibility, from Fr. anaphylaxie (1902), from Gk. ana (see ANA (Cf. ana )) + phylaxis watching, guarding (Cf. PROPHYLACTIC (Cf. prophylactic)). Ana …   Etymology dictionary

  • anaphylactic — Relating to anaphylaxis; manifesting extremely great sensitivity to foreign protein or other material. * * * ana·phy·lac·tic .an ə fə lak tik adj of, relating to, affected by, or causing anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock ana·phy·lac·ti·cal·ly ti… …   Medical dictionary

  • anaphylactic — adj. Anaphylactic is used with these nouns: ↑shock …   Collocations dictionary

  • anaphylactic — an•a•phy•lac•tic [[t]ˌæn ə fəˈlæk tɪk[/t]] adj. med pertaining to, affected by, or causing anaphylaxis: anaphylactic shock[/ex] • Etymology: 1905–10; ana + (pro) phylactic an a•phy•lac′ti•cal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • anaphylactic — adjective related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis anaphylactic shock • Pertains to noun: ↑anaphylaxis • Derivationally related forms: ↑anaphylaxis …   Useful english dictionary

  • anaphylactic shock — n. (Med.) a severe form of physiological shock, often having a fatal outcome, caused by an extreme immunological reaction to antigens. It is a severe form of {anaphylaxis[2]}, and is characterized by smooth muscle contraction and capillary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anaphylactic shock — n an often severe and sometimes fatal systemic reaction in a susceptible individual upon a second exposure to a specific antigen (as wasp venom or penicillin) after previous sensitization that is characterized esp. by respiratory symptoms,… …   Medical dictionary

  • anaphylactic shock — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑anaphylaxis * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • anaphylactic shock — anaphylaxis anaphylaxis n. 1. [Gr. ana back, way from + fy laxis security, protection.] 1. (Med.) hypersensitivity (to a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Med.) an immediate but transient allergic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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