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Anaphylaxis resulting from injection of an antigen.  

A reaction that resembles anaphylaxis (e.g., characterized by hives, angioedema, laryngeal edema, or shock) but does not involve IgE antibodies or allergens and therefore is without an allergic basis.  

A person with impaired or absent sexual desire.  

Diminished or absent desire for sex.  

The tendency of the eyeballs to turn upward.  

The asexual state of fungi (i.e., the state in which fungi reproduce by mitosis rather than by the union of two cell nuclei and meiosis). Fungi that reproduce anamorphically are said to be “imperfect” fungi. Fungi that reproduce sexually are said to be “perfect.”  

The rapid reappearance in the blood of antibodies to an antigen after re-exposure to the antigen. Anamnesia is a cell-mediated phenomenon caused by the presence of antigen-specific memory B lymphocytes.  

A chemical instrument designed to perform assays with a minimum of human intervention.  

To separate into parts; to examine methodically.  

Thinking carefully, critically, and deeply while reading. The act of making sense of an author’s writing by comparing and contrasting it with one’s experiences, feelings, thoughts, and previously gained knowledge.