Allergic Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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To test that idea, the team exposed mice to a protein from house dust mites, a common cause of allergic asthma.

From Science Daily

The way it steers the immune system towards fighting an infection also seemed to reduce the response to house dust mite allergens – which are a trigger of allergic asthma.

From BBC

Did we also mention Ro is allergic to ice?

From Los Angeles Times

If I did, my throat would get super itchy, as I’m allergic to pretty much all fruits and vegetables.

From Literature

One potential consequence is that an unpermitted insect species could trigger reactions in people allergic to shellfish, which can have the same allergenic proteins.

From BBC