Allergy

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  • noun. An abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances, such as pollens, foods, or microorganisms. Common indications of allergy may include sneezing, itching, and skin rashes.
  • noun. An adverse sentiment; antipathy.
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  • noun. hypersensitivity to a particular substance.
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  • noun. A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
  • noun. Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
  • noun. Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
  • noun. An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
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  • noun. hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
  • Word Usage
    "Cow's milk protein allergy is the overall term for several types of dairy allergies, which can be to the casein or to the whey or both."
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