| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
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| RPA | radial photon apsorptiometry; replication protein A; resultant physiologic acceleration; reverse pas... |
| SRF-A | slow-reacting factor-anaphylaxis |
| SRSA, SRS-A | slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis |
| ECF-A | eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis |
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| RCA | reverse cutaneous anaphylaxis |
| inverse anaphylaxis | Anaphylactic shock in an animal (e.g., guinea pig) whose tissues contain Forssman antigen, resulting from an intravenous injection of serum that contains Forssman's antibody. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis | A peptide (MW 500 to 600) that is chemotactic for eosinophilic leukocytes and is released from disrupted mast cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| local anaphylaxis | The immediate, transient kind of response that follows the injection of antigen (allergen) into the skin of a sensitised individual and is limited to the area surrounding the site of inoculation. See: skin test. (05 Mar 2000) |