| NOUN | state | anaphylaxis | hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance |
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| Sounds | ae.nahfahlae'ksihs | |
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| Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... | |
| Meaning | hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance. | |
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| Category | drug | A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
| Narrower | anaphylactic shock | 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 |
| Broader | hypersensitivity reaction | An inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods) |
| Spanish | anafilaxia, anafilaxis | |
| Catalan | anafilaxi | |
| Adjectives | anaphylactic | related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis |
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