Etymology

anaphylaxis

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Today it means: Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug. Full definition →

French anaphylaxie
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  1. French · borrowed fromanaphylaxie
  2. English todayanaphylaxis

Borrowed from French anaphylaxie, coined by French physiologist and parapsychologist Charles Richet and French zoologist Paul Portier from the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-, “(intensifier) thoroughly”) from ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ, “to, again, upon”) and φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “protection, watching, guarding”).

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