anaphylaxis
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of anaphylaxis
First recorded in 1905–10; ana- + (pro)phylaxis
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Symptoms of the allergy can range from mild to severe including skin rashes, swelling, stomach cramps, vomiting and anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The key point to take away from a death like Jeremy's, Van Nunen says, is that 94.8% of people who die from food allergy anaphylaxis die because it triggers their asthma.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The results also pointed to an extreme immune response consistent with fatal anaphylaxis.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
The immune system tries to fight them off, triggering symptoms ranging from hives and diarrhea to anaphylaxis, a life-threatening condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
As lipoids do not cause anaphylaxis, there should be no difference in the reaction of normal and uremic sera unless in one there was some form of protein not in the other.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
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