ANAPHYLACTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anaphylactic mean? 

• ANAPHYLACTIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANAPHYLACTIC has 1 sense:

1. related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis

  Familiarity information: ANAPHYLACTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANAPHYLACTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

anaphylactic shock

Pertainym:

anaphylaxis (hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance)

Derivation:

anaphylaxis (hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance)

 Context examples 

Because of cross-reactivity with antibodies targeted against polysaccharides similar to dextran, anaphylactic reactions may occur with this type of iron formulation.

(Iron Dextran Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a potent platelet aggregating agent and inducer of systemic anaphylactic symptoms, including hypotension, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and bronchoconstriction.

(Platelet Activating Factor, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

With genetic manipulation, the scientists prevented Tfh13 cell development in mice and found that the animals did not make anaphylactic IgE to allergens.

(Scientists discover immune cell subtype in mice that drives allergic reactions, National Institutes of Health)

Any of the serum proteins that interact with antigen antibody complex to produce cytolytic, chemotaxic, anaphylactic, and other effects.

(Complement Component Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

System of serum proteins that interact with antigen antibody complex to produce cytolytic, chemotaxic, anaphylactic, and other effects.

(Complement, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

Acrivastine competitively blocks the histamine H1 receptor and limits the typical allergic and anaphylactic responses, including bronchoconstriction, vasodilation, increased capillary permeability, and spasmodic contraction of gastrointestinal smooth muscle, caused by actions of histamine on bronchial, and gastrointestinal smooth muscles, and on capillaries.

(Acrivastine, NCI Thesaurus)

Doxylamine succinate competitively blocks the histamine H1 receptor and limits the typical allergic and anaphylactic responses, including bronchoconstriction, vasodilation, increased capillary permeability, and spasmodic contraction of gastrointestinal smooth muscle, caused by actions of histamine on bronchial and gastrointestinal smooth muscles, and on capillaries.

(Doxylamine Succinate, NCI Thesaurus)