Atopy

Quick meaning: Atopy is a noun meaning A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.

Meaning

A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.

More Meanings

1. (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.

Example Sentences

Whatever factor is invoked to explain the increase in asthma must also be capable of explaining other outbreaks of atopy.

Word Forms

• atopies

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include allergy, asthma, hay-asthma, iatropathology, urticaria, asthmogenesis.

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