allergy Definition
☆ al·lergy (al′ər jē)
noun pl. -·gies
- 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
- a strong aversion
Etymology: Ger allergie < Gr allos, other (see else) + -ergeia, as in energeia (see energy)
allergy Synonyms
allergy Usage Examples
Possessives
cow: Many children are affected by cow's milk allergies.
Converse of object
- outgrow: People who outgrow a food allergy may continue to have positive IgE test result to the food for many years.
- trigger: Exposure to the mites in the first, crucial year of life can trigger a lifelong allergy.
Adjective modifier
- atopic: These people include those with atopic allergies ( asthma, eczema and hay fever which run in the family ) and those with diabetics.
- undiagnosed: Many times one of those real causes is an undiagnosed allergy, Dr. Kotsanis says, as it turned out to be with Caroline.
- nasal: A person with nasal allergies often has a runny nose with watery, clear mucus.
- severe: Quite a few years ago I had a dog with a very severe allergy to fleas.
- respiratory: Reductions of excess mucus production in respiratory allergies ( up to 500mg daily.
- delayed: I was glad to stumble upon this site as I am new to the delayed food allergy plagued world.
Modifies a noun
- sufferer: Can the chemical industry come to the rescue of the allergy sufferer?
- testing: Sometimes the GP will refer you for allergy testing.
- symptom: He I have into the her hand allergy dog symptom caffeine How did to you.
Noun used with modifier
- latex: High risk patients should be offered clinical testing for latex allergy.
- peanut: The incidence of the potentially life threatening peanut allergy has doubled during the last ten years.
- gluten: There is usually a gluten-free option available in the festival village, for anybody who has a gluten allergy.
- nut: We let people with nut allergies make up their own minds.
- pollen: Poor digestion and a weakened immune system can lead to this pollen allergy.
- penicillin: If you have a penicillin allergy it is very important to tell your dentist in case you ever need a prescription of antibiotics.
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