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Anaphylaxis

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Anaphylaxis is a severe, rapid, whole-body allergic reaction.

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The term joins the prefix ana with the suffix phylaxis, protection, and names its opposite.

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This term names a reaction and nothing else. What follows one belongs to clinical training.