anaphylactic shock (n)

n14067902

type n
lex_filenum 26
def a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin or shellfish or insect venom) to which the organism has become sensitized by previous exposure
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Hypernym anaphylaxis
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Hyponym anaphylaxis

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