allergy

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Synonyms: alergy

Antonyms: alergy

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|any hypersensitivity reaction or process}} {{lb|en|medicine|immunology|broadly}} A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances ([[allergen]]s) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of [[histamine]]s and associated with [[atopy]], [[anaphylaxis]], and [[asthma]]; any condition of [[hypersensitivity]] to a substance.
2. {{lb|en|informal|figuratively}} An [[antipathy]], as toward a person or activity.

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