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anaphylaxis

US/ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,329 of 15,258neutral

Anaphylaxis is a sudden whole-body allergic reaction that can kill. Signs of anaphylaxis, treat the anaphylaxis, at risk of anaphylaxis.

Adrenaline into the outer thigh is the treatment and it should be given early rather than held back — the injector exists to be used. Call an ambulance every time, because symptoms can return hours later. The Greek means against protection.

Definitions of anaphylaxis

  1. 1nounanaphylaxisA sudden whole-body allergic reaction.C1

    “A bee sting sent him into anaphylaxis, and his throat began to swell.”

anaphylaxis is a medical emergency.

Where it comes from

French anaphylaxie was coined in 1902, from Greek ana-, again, plus phylaxis, protection.

  1. French

    anaphylaxie

  2. English, today

    anaphylaxis

Built from

  • ᾰ̓νᾰ- · Ancient Greek — (intensifier) thoroughly
  • ᾰ̓νᾰ́ · Ancient Greek — to, again, upon
  • φύλαξις · Ancient Greek — protection, watching, guarding

French anaphylaxie, coined by Q214851 and coined by Q3372029 from the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (“(intensifier) thoroughly”) from ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (“to, again, upon”) and φύλαξις (“protection, watching, guarding”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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anaphylaxis in the wild

  • In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis".

    Charles Richet

  • The risk of death from anaphylaxis is low, approximately 1 in 10 million.

    Peanut allergy

  • The cause of the anaphylaxis has not been determined.

    Propanidid

  • The most severe response is wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA).

    Wheat allergy

  • Exercise-induced anaphylaxis (EIA, EIAn, EIAs) is a rare condition in which anaphylaxis, a serious or life-threatening allergic response, is brought on by physical activity.

    Exercise-induced anaphylaxis

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.