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Distant reaction
An allergic reaction to an allergen that occurs at a location distant from where it was introduced or applied to the body.
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Constitutional reaction
A broad bodily response to an allergen, distinct from the symptoms appearing at the injection site.
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Consensual reaction
A response that is involuntary or beyond conscious control.
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Conjunctival reaction
Dropping a potential allergen into the eye to check for an allergic reaction. If there’s a positive response, the white part of the eye turns pink and swollen.
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Cholera red reaction
A general test for cholera where a pink hue appears when sulfuric acid is added to a culture of cholera bacteria.
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Brucellergen reaction
A skin response caused by injecting antigens from Brucella bacteria into the skin layer, used to diagnose undulant fever.
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Aschheim-Zondek reaction
A pregnancy test where a woman’s urine is injected into young female mice. If the woman is pregnant, her urine will have ovarian hormones that activate sexual responses in the mice, which can be observed upon examining the mice after death.
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Agglutination reaction
The aggregation of cellular antigens, such as bacteria, when mixed with an immune serum.
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Addition reaction
The direct combination of two or more molecules to create a new molecule.
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Ratsbane
The common name for arsenic trioxide is “white arsenic.”
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