Reaction vs Allergy - What's the difference?
reaction | allergy |
An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event
(chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition
(pathology, immunology) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
(pathology) Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
(informal) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
As nouns the difference between reaction and allergy
is that reaction is while allergy is (pathology|immunology) a disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.reaction
English
Noun
(en noun)- The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction .
- You were in the courtroom. What is your reaction ?
- When I last tried to eat strawberries I had a terrible allergic reaction .
- In this reaction , the acid and base will neutralize each other, producing a salt.
Anagrams
* English words suffixed with -tionallergy
English
(wikipedia allergy)Noun
(allergies)- He has an allergy to reality TV.