allergy
Noun
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Hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen;
Symptoms can vary greatly in intensity (synset 114556418)is a type of: hypersensitivity reaction - 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 shocksubtypes:- food allergy - allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food
- atopic allergy, atopy, immediate allergy, type i allergic reaction - an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
- serum disease, serum sickness - a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum
- delayed allergy, type iv allergic reaction - an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact
same as: allergic reaction
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