anaphylaxis
nounHow to pronounce anaphylaxis:
Definition of anaphylaxis:
- anaphylaxis (noun):
- hypersensitivity (as to foreign proteins or drugs) resulting from sensitization following prior contact with the causative agent
- hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance.
Synonyms for anaphylaxis:
hypersensitivity reaction
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- anaphylactic
- anadiplosis
- amoxicillin
- americano
- ambivalently
- amalgamated
- altruistically
- alstroemeria
- alphanumeric
- alphabetical
- alienating
- algonquian
- agricultural
- agnosticism
- agglutination
- affiliation
- affiliated
- aeronautical
- aerodynamic
- adventurousness
- adjudicated
- acromegaly
- acidometer
- achromatism
- acetylcholine
- acetylation
- acetabulum
- acetabular
- acceleration
- acariasis
- aborigine
- aboriginal
- abandonedly
- unaffordable
- miscalculated
- unapproachable
- unhurriedly
- uneventfully
- pecuniary
- anachronistic
- overexcited
- conservationist
- participating
- sixty nine hundred
- ceremonial
- efficacious
- unutterably
- geographical
- exceptional
- enlighteningly
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