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anaphylactic

anaphylactic \anaphylactic\ n. of or pertaining to anaphylaxis; caused by anaphylaxis.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
anaphylactic

1905, with -ic + medical Latin noun anaphylaxis "exaggerated susceptibility," from French anaphylaxie (1902), from Greek ana- (see ana-) + phylaxis "watching, guarding" (compare prophylactic). Anaphylactic shock is attested by 1916.

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anaphylactic

a. Pertaining to anaphylaxis.

WordNet
anaphylactic

adj. related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis; "anaphylatic shock"

Usage examples of "anaphylactic".

With all the allergies she suffered, she might have died from anaphylactic shock.

Woking had died of anaphylactic shock on a Syndicate base that Fleet HQ swore the Headhunters had never seen.

Now Paula was three years dead, dead of anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, if you can believe it.

An unsuspecting patron had died of anaphylactic shock at the table after a single bite.

The kid went into anaphylactic shock in an allergic reaction to fast- penta.

He had gone into some kind of anaphylactic shock and there was no way he could have got himself upstairs, shed his clothes and climbed into bed.

Either the man had sucked spores in through his mouth, or he'd gone into anaphylactic shock from mere skin contact.

I-Five's warning had saved him from days of excruciating pain, if not possible anaphylactic shock and death.

She Hadn't Suffered Any Of The Physical Injuries That Brought On Hypovolemic, Cardiogenic, Neurogenic, Septic, Or Anaphylactic Conditions.

It’s not very accurate, but we could look for tryptase levels, too, in the event she had an anaphylactic response.