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anaphylactoid
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anaphylactoid /ana·phy·lac·toid/ (-fĭ-lak´toid) resembling anaphylaxis.
an·a·phy·lac·toid (n-f-lktoid)
adj.
Of or resembling anaphylaxis.
anaphylactoid [an″ah-fi-lak´toid]
resembling anaphylaxis.
anaphylactoid reaction a reaction resembling generalized anaphylaxis but not caused by IgE-mediated allergic reaction but rather by a nonimmunologic mechanism.
anaphylactoid (an´filak´toid),
adj resembling anaphylaxis; pertaining to a reaction, the symptoms of which resemble those of the anaphylactic response produced by the injection of serum and other nonspecific proteins.
anaphylactoid reaction,
n See reaction, anaphylactoid.
anaphylactoid
resembling anaphylaxis, but not involving an immunological mechanism.
anaphylactoid purpura
see anaphylactoid purpura.
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