Allergic vs Atopy - What's the difference?
allergic | atopy |
Of or pertaining to allergy.
Having an allergy.
Excessively sensitive; susceptible.
A person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies.
(medicine) A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.
* 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 67:
A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.
As nouns the difference between allergic and atopy
is that allergic is a person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies while atopy is a hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.As an adjective allergic
is of or pertaining to allergy.allergic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- I am allergic to cats.
Noun
(en noun)atopy
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(wikipedia atopy)Noun
(atopies)- Whatever factor is invoked to explain the increase in asthma must also be capable of explaining other outbreaks of atopy .