Allergy Synonyms

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Synonyms for Allergy

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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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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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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sensitization
The process of making something sensitive.
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supersensitivity
(Biochemistry, pharmacology) Extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.
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Words Related to Allergy

anaphylactic-shock
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, constricting the trachea and preventing breathing.
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allergic
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asthma
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disease
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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eczema
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allergies
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allergen
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non-allergic
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hayfever
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celiac
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Allergy Sentence Examples

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

  • 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).

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

  • They can be better than drugs in relieving allergy symptoms as they remove the allergen from the air before you can inhale it.

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