allergy
/ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/ noun B1- 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; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance. · My dad can't live with pets because of an allergy.
- Specifically, hypersensitivity of class I in the modern classification thereof: the immunoglobulin E–mediated type.
- An antipathy, as toward a person or activity. · He has an allergy to reality TV.
Plural allergies
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Mia nodded and added, “I have a very severe peanut allergy.”
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