Hypersensitivity

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  • noun. any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy
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  • noun. extreme sensitivity
  • noun. pathological sensitivity
  • Word Usage
    "Type I, immediate anaphylactic hypersensitivity is characterised by the production of IgE antibodies against foreign proteins (Platts-Mills 2002)."
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