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- noun medicine
protection againstinfectious disease
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Richet calls this hypersensitivity with regard to toxins, anaphylaxis, in contrast to phylaxis or prophylaxis, meaning protection.
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Penicillin interactions between statistical, fi nancial and psy - has three adverse events of primary interest (ana - chological aspects of trial design have been hinted phylaxis, bacterial drug resistance and sodium load at.
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