anaphylactic shock


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anaphylactic shock

n.
Anaphylaxis in which systemic vasodilation results in shock.
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anaphylactic shock

n
(Medicine) a severe, sometimes fatal, reaction to a substance to which a person has an extreme sensitivity, often involving respiratory difficulty and circulation failure
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Noun1.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
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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Translations
anafylaktický šok
anafylactische shock
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