单词 | tachyphylaxis |
释义 | tachyphylaxis[ tak-uh-fi-lak-sis ] / ˌtæk ə fɪˈlæk sɪs / nounMedicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract. a decreased response to a medicine given over a period of time so that larger doses are required to produce the same response. Also tach·y·phy·lax·i·a [tak-uh-fi-lak-see-uh]. /ˌtæk ə fɪˈlæk si ə/. Origin of tachyphylaxistachy- + Greek phýlaxis a guarding, equivalent to phylak- (stem of phylássein to guard) + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM tachyphylaxistach·y·phy·lac·tic [tak-uh-fi-lak-tik], /ˌtæk ə fɪˈlæk tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby tachyphylaxistachylyte, tachymeter, tachymetry, tachyon, tachyphagia, tachyphylaxis, tachypnea, tachypnoea, tachyrhythmia, tachysterol, tachytelic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tachyphylaxistachyphylaxis / (ˌtækɪfɪˈlæksɪs) / nounvery rapid development of tolerance or immunity to the effects of a drug Word Origin for tachyphylaxisNew Latin, from tachy- + phylaxis on the model of prophylaxis. See prophylactic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for tachyphylaxistachyphylaxis [ tăk′ə-fĭ-lăk′sĭs ] n.Rapid desensitization to a pharmacologically or physiologically active substance, produced by inoculation with a series of small doses. A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following its initial administration. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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