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noun

allergy n.

Hypersensitivity to a particular substance. "an allergy to bee venom so severe that a second sting may be fatal"

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Etymology of 'Allergy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Allergy" Quotes from Famous Books

... said Cochrane, "and put scraps of the different foodstuffs under the bandages. The one that was poisonous showed. It affected the skin. Like an allergy-test. I'll try that trick in the morning when there's light to pick samples by. There are berries and stuff. There must be fruits. A few hours should ...

— Operation: Outer Space • William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Words linked to "Allergy" : type I allergic reaction, food allergy, hypersensitivity reaction, allergist, serum sickness, allergic, type IV allergic reaction, atopic allergy, allergic reaction, delayed allergy, atopy, serum disease