See Also: generalised anaphylaxis(medicine)
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local anaphylaxis(medicine)
systemic anaphylaxis(medicine)

preoperational (iou) and generalised anaphylaxis (medicine)


preoperational (iou)



preoperational adjective. M20.
[from PRE- 2 + OPERATIONAL.]
Psychology. Pertaining to or designating a stage of a child's development (between about two and seven years) in which it is regarded as able to understand or foresee the effects of its actions only in an unsystematic and sometimes contradictory way.

generalised anaphylaxis (medicine)


generalised anaphylaxis


The immediate response, involving smooth muscles and capillaries throughout the body of a sensitised individual, that follows intravenous (and occasionally intracutaneous) injection of antigen (allergen).

See: anaphylactic shock.

Synonym: systemic anaphylaxis.