phản vệ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反 (“opposite; to oppose”) and 衛 (“to defend”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːn˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [faːŋ˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]

Verb edit

phản vệ

(medicine, of the body) to protect itself by launching a reaction to exogenous harmful agents

Derived terms edit

sốc phản vệ

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