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Definition of anaphylaxis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anaphylaxis

noun
 
/ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs/
 
/ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural anaphylaxes
 
/ˌænəfɪˈlæksiːz/
 
/ˌænəfɪˈlæksiːz/
)
(medical)
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  1. an extreme allergic reaction to something that you eat or touch
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek ana- ‘again’ + phulaxis ‘guarding’.
See anaphylaxis in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee anaphylaxis in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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