| ANAPHYLAXIS | • anaphylaxis n. Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug. • anaphylaxis n. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea… • ANAPHYLAXIS n. an increased susceptibility to injected foreign material, also ANAPHYLAXY. |
| LAXISM | • laxism n. Laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule). • LAXISM n. the belief that an unlikely opinion may be safely followed. |
| LAXISMS | • LAXISM n. the belief that an unlikely opinion may be safely followed. |
| LAXIST | • laxist n. (Chiefly theology) Someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something. • laxist adj. (Chiefly theology) Promoting a lax view or interpretation of something. • LAXIST n. a person with low moral views. |
| LAXISTS | • laxists n. Plural of laxist. • LAXIST n. a person with low moral views. |
| MORPHALLAXIS | • morphallaxis n. (Biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
| PHYLAXIS | • phylaxis n. (Medicine) Protection against infectious disease. • PHYLAXIS n. an inhibiting of infection by the body. |
| PHYLAXISES | • PHYLAXIS n. an inhibiting of infection by the body. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| TACHYPHYLAXIS | • tachyphylaxis n. (Medicine) A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses. • TACHYPHYLAXIS n. very rapid development of tolerance or immunity to the effects of a drug. |
| TROPHALLAXIS | • trophallaxis n. (Biology) The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects. • TROPHALLAXIS n. mutual exchange of nutriment in symbiosis. |