Anaphalyxis vs Atopy - What's the difference?
anaphalyxis | atopy |
(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 a noun atopy is
(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.anaphalyxis
Not English
Anaphalyxis has no English definition. It may be misspelled.English words similar to 'anaphalyxis':
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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 .