anaphylaxis
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anaphylaxis
- /ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French anaphylaxie, coined by French physiologist and parapsychologist Charles Richet and French zoologist Paul Portier from the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-, “(intensifier) thoroughly”) from ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ, “to, again, upon”) and φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “protection, watching, guarding”).
noun anaphylaxes
- Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
- A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock. “Anyone who has experienced or witnessed an anaphylaxis reaction knows it can be very stressful deciding when to inject epinephrine to themselves or a child and often delay,” Dr. Jonathan Spergel, chief of the allergy program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said in a news release from ARS Ph
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noun extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug
| Español | anafilaxia |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Anaphylaxie |
noun severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen
| Español | anafilaxia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アナフィラキシー anafirakishī |
| 中文 | 過敏性反應 /过敏性反应 guòmǐnxìng fǎnyìng, 過敏性休克 /过敏性休克 guòmǐnxìng xiūkè |
| हिन्दी | तीव्रग्राहिता tīvragrāhitā |
| Português | anafilaxia |
| Français | anaphylaxie |
| Deutsch | Anaphylaxie |
| Italiano | anafilassi |
| Ελληνικά | αναφυλαξία anafylaxía |
| Русский | анафилакси́я anafilaksíja |
| العربية | إِعْوَار ʔiʕwār, عَوَار ʕawār, تَأَق taʔaq |
Talk about this word "anaphylaxis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anaphylaxis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anaphylaxis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anaphylaxis "anaphylaxis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anaphylaxis.Cite this
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title = {anaphylaxis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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