Hypersensitivity to certain things, as pollen, animals, heat, cold, certain foods, or antigens, characterized by skin rashes, sneezing, difficult breathing, and other reactions.
【医】变(态反)应性;过敏症。是个人体质对某种特定物质(抗原)所产生的一种不寻常的反应,当与这种物质接触后,血液就会形成抗体。抗体是由淋巴细胞和淋巴腺内或胰脏内的淋巴组织所制造,特别是用来对付及中和个别的抗原;抗原可能会与抗体在同一细胞内混合,当抗原和抗体在细胞内引起反应时,就会发生过敏的情形。