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title: anaphylaxis — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anaphylaxis» in the school dictionary: Anaphylaxis is a sudden, very serious allergic reaction that can quickly make it hard to breathe, cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, a rash, dizziness or fainting, and can kill if not treated straight away. Every meaning for a pupil with its d
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# anaphylaxis

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**Who acts:** Anaphylaxis, sudden serious allergic reaction, face, Jack, teacher, Signs · **What happens:** be, make, breathe, cause, kill, not treat · **To what, where:** sudden serious allergic reaction, Anaphylaxis, swelling, medical emergency, nut allergy, peanuts · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«anaphylaxis» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [anaphylaxis in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaphylaxis.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anaphylaxis is a sudden, very serious allergic reaction that can quickly make it hard to breathe, cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, a rash, dizziness or fainting, and can kill if not treated straight away.

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:m1:1
# text = Anaphylaxis is a sudden, very serious allergic reaction that can quickly make it hard to breathe, cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, a rash, dizziness or fainting, and can kill if not treated straight away.
1	Anaphylaxis	anaphylaxis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	allergic	allergic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
20	swelling	swelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
31	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	rash	rash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
34	dizziness	dizziness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
35	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	fainting	fainting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
39	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	40	aux	_	_
40	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
41	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
42	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	43	advmod	_	_
43	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	40	xcomp	_	_
44	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	_
45	away	away	ADV	RB	_	43	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Anaphylaxis | a sudden serious allergic reaction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | can | a sudden serious allergic reaction | Anaphylaxis |  |  |  | hard, quickly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 3 | **breathe** | to-infinitive | Anaphylaxis *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **cause** | infinitive |  | swelling of the face and lips and tongue or throat and a rash and dizziness or fainting |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition swelling=Patient |
| 5 | **kill** | can | a sudden serious allergic reaction *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **not** **treat** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | a sudden serious allergic reaction *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **swell** |  | the face |  |  |  |  |  | nom swelling «state intransitive»: of=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:x1:1
# text = Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency.
1	Anaphylaxis	anaphylaxis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Anaphylaxis | a medical emergency |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jack has a nut allergy and could go into anaphylaxis if he eats peanuts.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:x2:1
# text = Jack has a nut allergy and could go into anaphylaxis if he eats peanuts.
1	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	allergy	allergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	anaphylaxis	anaphylaxis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
14	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Jack | a nut allergy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allergy=Patient |
| 2 | **go** | could | Jack *not said here* |  |  | anaphylaxis |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into anaphylaxis=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **eat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Jack | peanuts |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peanut=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher used an EpiPen to treat her anaphylaxis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:x3:1
# text = The teacher used an EpiPen to treat her anaphylaxis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	EpiPen	EpiPen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	anaphylaxis	anaphylaxis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the teacher | a EpiPen |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epipen=Patient |
| 2 | **treat** | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* | teacher's anaphylaxis |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anaphylaxis=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Signs of anaphylaxis include a swollen face and trouble breathing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:x4:1
# text = Signs of anaphylaxis include a swollen face and trouble breathing.
1	Signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	anaphylaxis	anaphylaxis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	include	include	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	swollen	swollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | Signs of anaphylaxis | a swollen face and trouble breathing |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Theme |
| 2 | **sign** |  |  | anaphylaxis |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Call an ambulance straight away if you think someone has anaphylaxis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:x5:1
# text = Call an ambulance straight away if you think someone has anaphylaxis.
1	Call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	anaphylaxis	anaphylaxis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | imperative | you *not said here* | a ambulance |  |  |  | away *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ambulance=Recipient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | present | someone | anaphylaxis |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anaphylaxis=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is nut-free to protect children at risk of anaphylaxis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:x6:1
# text = Our school is nut-free to protect children at risk of anaphylaxis.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	risk	risk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	anaphylaxis	anaphylaxis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our school |  |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Our school *not said here* |  | children | risk of anaphylaxis |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **risk** |  |  | anaphylaxis |  |  |  |  | nom risk «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bee sting can cause anaphylaxis in some people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:x7:1
# text = A bee sting can cause anaphylaxis in some people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	anaphylaxis	anaphylaxis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | a bee sting | anaphylaxis |  |  |  | in some people | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition anaphylaxis=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never share food with a friend who has allergies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaphylaxis:x8:1
# text = Never share food with a friend who has allergies.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	allergies	allergy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | food |  |  |  | with a friend | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a friend | allergies |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allergy=Patient |

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