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Definition of: allergy
(al′ər·jē) noun plural ·gies
1. A condition of exaggerated sensibility, as manifested by various physiologic reactions to an environmental substance or sensory stimulus that produces no reaction in nonsensitive individuals.
2. Anaphylaxis. [ <NL allergia < Gk. allos other + ergon work]
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