| 单词 | into shock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin (also into) shock a. Medicine. Originally: a medical condition described as occurring after physical or mental trauma and causing depression of the vital processes of the body, and often attributed to a dysfunctional or exhausted state of the nervous system. In later use: spec. a syndrome resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the tissues and organs of the body, resulting from a variety of causes such as impaired function of the heart and blood vessels, loss of blood, abnormal metabolic, inflammatory, or toxic states, etc., and potentially terminating in organ failure and death. Frequently in in (also into) shock.In quot. 1917 short for shell shock n. 1a.anaphylactic shock, cardiogenic shock, septic shock, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [noun] > deficiency of oxygen shock1804 anoxia1931 hypoxia1941 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered pulse or circulation > [noun] > high or low pressure shock1804 hypertension1893 hypotension1893 hyperpiesis1895 hyperpiesia1915 high blood1987 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [noun] > shock shock1804 jara1817 1862 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Aug. 158/1 When patients die with the ordinary symptoms of very profound shock, after operations of no great severity, there are never wanting those who will ascribe the death to chloroform or ether. 1867 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Feb. 137/2 In cases of shock from mental emotion,..the recovery from the severer symptoms is usually, though not always, rapid. 1889 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 97 282 For the purpose of stimulating a patient in shock it is more rational to give ether than to give alcohol. 1917 W. Owen Let. 23 May (1967) 463 Sorrel was mentioned for Shock [in the Casualty List]. 1959 Woman's Own 27 June 44/2 She's in shock, of course, but we're giving her a transfusion. 1968 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. I. xxviii. 41/1 Loss of blood volume is an important but not the only cause of shock; a similar state of shock occurs in acute heart failure and in severe infections in which the responsible haemodynamic mechanisms are different. 2011 Daily Tel. 29 Nov. 5/1 My GP has warned me that if I eat seafood again, I could go into shock. in (also into) shock b. In extended and hyperbolical use: a state of debilitation or stupefaction. Chiefly in in (also into) shock in shock. ΚΠ 1948 Q. Rev. Mich. Alumnus Winter 112/1 Some parts of Western Europe are in a state of shock as a result of the war's devastation. 1951 C. H. Baker S. Amer. Gentleman's Compan. 100 By this time his innards—through sheer alcoholic saturation—are in a fine state of shock. 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain vi. 137 Mrs Hallow was subjected to quite an ordeal this morning and is practically in shock. 1975 Publishers Weekly 21 July 67/2 When Joe signed his first pro contract, Rose..went into shock. 2022 @Kessa_Brae 5 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 09 Mar. 2022) Omg. I'm in shock. You guys!! Thanks so much to everyone who has backed—it means the world. < as lemmas |
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