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tachyphylaxis

Syllables: ta·chy·phy·lax·isUK/ˌtækɪfɪˈlæksɪs/US/ˌtækɪfɪˈlæksɪs/

tachyphylaxis noun: a rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses.

Noun

tachyphylaxis (countable and uncountable, plural tachyphylaxes)

  1. A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses.

tachyphylaxis meaning in Tamil

tachyphylaxis in Tamil

தீவிர தடுப்பு ஊநீர் ஏற்றுதல், விரைவுக்காப்பு

Forms of tachyphylaxis

pluraltachyphylaxes

Origin of tachyphylaxis

From tachy- + phylaxis.

Words formed from tachyphylaxis

Questions about tachyphylaxis

What does tachyphylaxis mean?
Tachyphylaxis means a rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses.
What is tachyphylaxis in Tamil?
Tachyphylaxis in Tamil is தீவிர தடுப்பு ஊநீர் ஏற்றுதல், விரைவுக்காப்பு. See Tachyphylaxis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tachyphylaxis?
Tachyphylaxis is a noun.
How do you pronounce tachyphylaxis?
Tachyphylaxis is pronounced /ˌtækɪfɪˈlæksɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of tachyphylaxis?
The plural of tachyphylaxis is tachyphylaxes.

Words near tachyphylaxis in the dictionary

  1. tachyphemic
  2. tachyphrasia
  3. tachyphrenia
  4. tachyphylactic
  5. tachyphylaxes
  6. tachyphylaxis
  7. tachyplegin
  8. tachyplesin
  9. tachyplesins
  10. tachypnea
  11. tachypneas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tachyphylaxis (page history and authors); tachyphylaxis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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