Meaning of ANAPHYLAXIS

Pronunciation:			`anufu'laksis
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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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	See Also:		anaphylactic shock, hypersensitivity reaction
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Severe allergic response to a substance. Symptoms include wheezing, itching, nasal congestion, hives, immediate intense burning of hands and feet, collapse with severe drop in blood pressure, loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest. Symptoms of anaphylaxis appear within a few seconds or minutes after exposure to substance causing reaction this can be medication or herbs taken by injection, by mouth, vaginally, rectally, through a breathing apparatus or applied to skin. Anaphylaxis is an uncommon occurrence, but when it occurs, it is a SEVERE MEDICAL EMERGENCY! Without appropriate immediate treatment, it can cause death. Yell for help. Don't leave victim. Begin CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), mouth-to- mouth breathing and external cardiac massage. Have someone dial "0" or 911. Don't stop CPR until help arrives.
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Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A potentially fatal form of shock brought on by an extreme allergic reaction or immune response; symptoms include a sudden drop in blood pressure, difficulty in breathing, reduced body temperature, and nausea.
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Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		allergy, considerateness, delicacy, empathy, exquisiteness, fineness, hyperesthesia, hyperpathia, hypersensitivity, identification, irritability, nervousness, oversensibility, oversensitiveness, overtenderness, passibility, perceptiveness, perceptivity, photophobia, prickliness, responsiveness, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sensitization, soreness, supersensitivity, sympathy, tact, tactfulness, tenderness, tetchiness, thin skin, ticklishness, touchiness