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Atopy - What does it mean?

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atopy

English

(wikipedia atopy)

Noun

(atopies)
  • (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:
    • Whatever factor is invoked to explain the increase in asthma must also be capable of explaining other outbreaks of atopy .
  • A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.

    • Synonyms

    * atopic allergy

    Related terms

    * atopic

    See also

    * allergy

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    Not English

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