anaphylaxis
- exaggerated allergic reaction to a foreign protein resulting from previous exposure to it.
Origin of anaphylaxis
Examples from the Web for anaphylactic
Historical Examples of anaphylactic
The histone was so toxic that its anaphylactic properties could not be studied.
The Organism as a WholeJacques Loeb
Idiosyncrasy to cow's milk which is observed sometimes in infants is an anaphylactic phenomenon.
Food PoisoningEdwin Oakes Jordan
Among the reactions usually classed as anaphylactic are the occasional cases of sensitivity to particular food substances.
Food PoisoningEdwin Oakes Jordan
The first case in the line of descent must start with a severe poisoning that lays the foundation of the anaphylactic inheritance.
The Treatment of Hay FeverGeorge Frederick Laidlaw
Now all these specific reactions, the precipitin reaction as well as the anaphylactic reaction, can be called forth by proteins.
The Organism as a WholeJacques Loeb
anaphylaxis
- extreme sensitivity to an injected antigen, esp a protein, following a previous injection
Word Origin for anaphylaxis
Word Origin and History for anaphylactic
1905, with -ic + medical Latin noun anaphylaxis "exaggerated susceptibility," from French anaphylaxie (1902), from Greek ana- (see ana-) + phylaxis "watching, guarding" (cf. prophylactic). Anaphylactic shock is attested by 1916.
anaphylaxis
see anaphylactic.
anaphylaxis
(ăn′ə-fə-lăk′sĭs)- Hypersensitivity induced by preliminary exposure to a substance and usually producing a contraction of smooth muscle and a dilation of blood vessels.
- anaphylactic shock
anaphylaxis
- See anaphylactic shock.