allergies

Variant of allergy

allergy definition

☆ al·lergy (al′ər jē)

noun pl. allergies -·gies

  1. a hypersensitivity to a specific substance (such as a food, pollen, dust, etc.) or condition (as heat or cold) which in similar amounts or degrees is harmless to most people: it is manifested in a physiological disorder
  2. a strong aversion

Etymology: Ger allergie < Gr allos, other (see else) + -ergeia, as in energeia (see energy)

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