Dictionary Home » The American Heritage Medical Dictionary » slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis

slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis

slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis definition - medical

slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis

noun Abbr. SRS-A
A substance released in anaphylactic shock that produces slower and more prolonged contraction of muscle than does histamine. Also called slow-reacting factor of anaphylaxis.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.