ALLERGIC | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of allergic in English allergicadjective uk /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/ us /əˈlɝː.dʒɪk/ Add to word list Add to word list [ after verb ] having an allergy: allergic to I'm allergic to cats. [ before noun ] caused by an allergy: an allergic reaction humorous having a strong dislike of something: allergic to My dad's allergic to pop music. to hate someone or something

• hateI hate camping.
• detestI detest any kind of cruelty.
• loathe"Do you like cabbage?" "No, I loathe it."
• despiseShe despised him for the way he treated her.

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Examples of allergic

allergic Toxicities included hypotension (requiring use of dopamine in two patients), allergic reaction, blurred vision, neutropaenia, thrombocytopaenia and leukopaenia. From the Cambridge English Corpus Clinicians regularly face these conditions especially in hospital settings, but remain worried about allergic reactions previously attributed to the iron dextran preparations. From the Cambridge English Corpus Data on allergic respiratory manifestations were insufficient to draw meaningful conclusions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis, allergic to grassand/or tree-pollen, and patients with perennial allergic rhinitis, allergic to house dust mite, were included. From the Cambridge English Corpus There were no outliers in the depressive group and the allergic control group. From the Cambridge English Corpus The prevalence of allergic rhinitis was also more common among the reference subjects than among the exposed workers, 19 and 13 cases respectively. From the Cambridge English Corpus The effects in allergic asthma have been questioned from time to time. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, overall, the idea that helminths can protect against human allergic and autoimmune inflammatory disease is compelling. From the Cambridge English Corpus A diet with reduced allergenicity during pregnancy is currently considered as more disadvantageous for possible maternal and fetal malnutrition than advantageous for allergic prophylaxis. From the Cambridge English Corpus Clinically, the disease has a large spectrum of signs varying from allergic symptoms to hydrocele, cardiopathy, and ocular passage of adult worms under conjunctiva. From the Cambridge English Corpus As someone who's mildly allergic to tobacco smoke, this was a relief. From the Cambridge English Corpus Other mechanisms that could potentially cause cognitive decline are autoimmune vasculitis or allergic hypersensitivity responses to the chemotherapeutic medications. From the Cambridge English Corpus We initiate our studies by comparing two murine models, one for toxocariasis and another for allergic asthma. From the Cambridge English Corpus Clinical symptoms such as wheezing, coughing and episodic airflow obstruction have been described for patients with toxocariasis and allergic asthma. From the Cambridge English Corpus The physically ill group consisted of patients with severe allergic rhinitis. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of allergic These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of allergic?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 變應的, 過敏的, 變應性的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 变应的, 过敏的, 变应性的… See more in Spanish alérgico, alérgico/ca [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese alérgico, alérgico/-ca [masculine-feminine]… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian アレルギーがある, アレルギー体質の, アレルギーの… See more alerjik, alerjisi olan, alerjinin sebep olduğu… See more allergique… See more al·lèrgic… See more allergisch… See more alergický… See more allergisk… See more alergi, peka… See more แพ้, ที่ทำให้เกิดอาการแพ้… See more dị ứng… See more uczulony, alergiczny, uczuleniowy… See more allergisk… See more alah… See more allergisch… See more allergisk… See more 알레르기의… See more алергічний… See more allergico… See more Need a translator?

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