Betekenis van:
anaphylactic shock

anaphylactic shock
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • 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

    Hyperoniemen


    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. Anaphylactic reaction, shock
    2. Moreover, a significant percentage (1 % to 10 %) of the population are hypersensitive to penicillin, other antibiotics and metabolites thereof, and even at very low concentrations suffer allergic reactions (such as skin rashes, hives, asthma or anaphylactic shock).