allergy
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Allergie. Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
allergy (plural allergies)
- (pathology, immunology) 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.
- (pathology) Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
- Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
- (informal) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
- He has an allergy to reality TV.
Synonyms edit
- (disorder of the immune system): type 1 hypersensitivity
- (hypersensitivity): intolerance
Hypernyms edit
- (disorder of the immune system): hypersensitivity
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Cebuano: alerdyi
Translations edit
disorder of the immune system
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hypersensitivity
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altered susceptibility
antipathy
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See also edit
- allergy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hypersensitivity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia