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Noun
allergy
- A condition of hypersensitivity to a substance (an allergen) considered harmless to most people. Exposure (consumption, inhalation, physical contact, etc) to such substances causes the body to undergo a reaction, often resulting in symptoms such as difficulty breathing and/or swellings/rashes of the skin.
- Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
- informal An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
#: He is allergic to reality TV.
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Translations
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Czech: t+|cs|alergie|f
Finnish: t+|fi|allergia
German: Allergie f
Greek: t|el|αλλεÏ�γία|f|sc=Grek (alerghÃa)
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Japanese: t+|ja|�����|trarerugī|scJpan
Swedish: allergi c, överkänslighet c
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trans-top|altered susceptibility
Japanese: t+|ja|�����|trarerugī|scJpan
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Swedish: allergi c
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trans-top|antipathy
Finnish: t+|fi|allergia
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Swedish: allergi c
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ttbc|French: allergie
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ttbc|Ido: alergio
See also
w:hypersensitivity|Wikipedia article on hypersensitivity
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