Arthus' reaction
[ ahr-too-siz ]
/ ɑrˈtu sɪz /
noun Immunology.
a severe, local immune reaction to the injection of an antigen in a sensitized host.
Also called
Arthus' phenomenon.
Origin of Arthus' reaction
after Nicolas-Maurice
Arthus (1862–1945), French physiologist, who discovered it in 1903