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Anaphylactic Shock

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Anaphylactic Shocks
possessive
Anaphylactic Shock's
pluralpossessive
Anaphylactic Shocks'