Allergy synonyms

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sensitivity
The response or degree of response, as of a cell, tissue, or organism, to a chemical substance or stimulus, such as a toxin, infectious agent, hormone, allergen, or antigen.
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hay-fever
Alternative spelling of hay fever.
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disease (related)
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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anaphylactic-shock (related)
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, constricting the trachea and preventing breathing.
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allergic reaction
hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
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hyperpathia
(Medicine) An abnormally exaggerated response to a painful stimulus
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hypersensitivity
Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy
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oversensibility
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passibility
The quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or suffer; sensibility.
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photophobia
An abnormal sensitivity to or intolerance of light, especially by the eyes, as may be caused by eye inflammation, lack of pigmentation in the iris, or various diseases.
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sensitization
The process of making something sensitive.
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allergic (related)
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asthma (related)
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intolerances (related)
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eczema (related)
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allergies (related)
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allergen (related)
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anaphylaxis (related)
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non-allergic (related)
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hayfever (related)
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celiac (related)
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supersensitivity
(Biochemistry, pharmacology) Extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.
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Find another word for allergy. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for allergy, like: sensitivity, hay-fever, disease, anaphylactic-shock, allergic reaction, hyperpathia, hypersensitivity, oversensibility, passibility, photophobia and sensitization.
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Allergy Sentence Examples

  • The incidence of the potentially life threatening peanut allergy has doubled during the last ten years.

  • In a food allergy or sensitivity, when the child eats a particular food, (such as eggs, for example) usually by the time the eggs reach the stomach or the intestines, the body reads the presence of eggs as an allergen (something harmful).

  • Quite a few years ago I had a dog with a very severe allergy to fleas.

  • The first of these forms of asthma is bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, a serious allergy to a common fungus which can grow inside the lungs.

  • Poor digestion and a weakened immune system can lead to this pollen allergy.

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