allergy
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1. hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | hypersensitivity reaction, |
| definition | : | an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | food allergy, |
| definition | : | allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | serum disease, serum sickness, |
| definition | : | a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | allergist, |
| definition | : | a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | allergic, |
| definition | : | characterized by or caused by allergy (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | allergist, |
| definition | : | a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | allergic, |
| definition | : | characterized by or caused by allergy (adj.pert) |
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