anaphylactic collapse

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• 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 — Pathol. a severe and sometimes fatal allergic reaction to a foreign substance, esp. a protein, as serum or bee venom, to which an individual has become sensitized, often involving rapid swelling, acute respiratory distress, and collapse of… …   Universalium

• Anaphylaxis — Infobox Disease Name = Anaphylaxis Caption = DiseasesDB = 29153 ICD10 = ICD10|T|78|2|t|66 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 128 MeshID = D000707 Anaphylaxis is an acute systemic (multi system) and severe Type …   Wikipedia

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• anaphylaxis — An induced systemic or generalized sensitivity; at times the term a. is used for anaphylactic shock. The term is commonly used to denote the immediate, transient kind of immunologic (allergic) reaction characterized by contraction of smooth …   Medical dictionary

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