alpha-gal syndrome

English

Noun

alpha-gal syndrome (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A disease that causes an immunological response to alpha-gal, typically first causing gastrointestinal problems, and proceeding with other symptoms of allergies.

Synonyms

• AGS
• alpha-gal allergy
• lone-star-tick meat allergy
• mammalian meat allergy (MMA)
• red meat allergy
• tick-induced meat allergy
• tick meat allergy

 

Coordinate terms

• alpha-gal
• immunoglobulin E (IgE)
• lone star tick
• meat
• red meat
• tick

 

Derived terms

• AGS