anti-shock
adjective
(alsoantishock)uk/ˌæn.tiˈʃɒk/us/æn.taɪˈʃɑːk/anti-shockadjective(DAMAGE)
designedtopreventtheharmfuleffectsof oneobjectviolentlyhittinganother:
Invest in awaterproof, anti-shockcameracase.
Their newlaptopboastsanti-shockfeaturesand an alloy-protectedscreen.
- These CDplayersofferanti-shockprotectionforsmooth,uninterruptedsounds.
- You get aportableDVDplayerwith a 7-inchmonitor,Dolbysoundand an anti-shocksystem.
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- anti-collision
- bang
- bowlsomeoneover
- bump
- cannon
- carom
- catch
- collision
- crash
- ding
- jog
- pile(something)up
- post-crash
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- scuff
- slam
- smash
- smashsomethingup
- strike
anti-shockadjective(MEDICAL)
intendedtoreduceorpreventtheeffectsofshock(= amedicalconditioncausedbysevereinjury,lossofblood, orfear):
Thepatienthad asuddenseveredropinbloodpressure, whichrequiredanti-shocktherapy.
Dexamethasone has anti-allergic, anti-toxic, anti-shock, and immunosuppressiveproperties.
Military anti-shocktrousersorsuitsaredesignedtotreatpatientswithsevereinjurieswho havelosta lot ofblood:
Theconceptofmilitaryanti-shocktrousers(MAST) was firstdescribedin 1903.
- Although atotalof 371personssustainedaninjury, just onerequiredanti-shocktreatment.
- Themilitaryantishocktreatmentsuitisoccasionallyused fortraumapatientswithpelvisandleginjuries.
Specific types of drug
- addictive
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- hallucinogenic
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- meow meow
- psychedelic
- smack
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