Meaning atopy
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The genetic tendency to develop the classic allergic diseases -- atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), and asthma. Atopy involves the capacity to produce IgE in response to common environmental proteins such as house dustmite, grass pollen, and food allergens. From the Greek atopos meaning out of place.
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A form of hypersensitivity or allergy in certain animals.
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1923, coined by Edward D. Perry, professor of Greek at Columbia University, at the request of medical men, from Greek atopia "unusualness, strangeness, a being out of the way," from atopos & [..]
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The propensity of certain individuals to produce IgE antibody in response to allergens and thereby become sensitized. Such individuals are referred to as being atopic. They may be subject to hay fever [..]
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(n) an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
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A predisposition to allergy that's inherited from parents. Included disorders are asthma, hay fever and eczema.
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A type of inherited allergic response involving elevated immunoglobulin E. Sometimes called a reagin response, it means that you have hay fever, bronchial asthma, or skin problems like urticaria or eczema. It can also be acquired, sometimes following hepatitis or extended contact with solvents or alcohol.
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The inherited tendency to develop allergies.
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Atopy refers to the inherited genetic tendency to develop an allergic disease e.g. asthma, eczema and hayfever.
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Hypersensitivity to environmental allergens, a common cause of face rubbing or paw licking in dogs.
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Allergy characterized by itching and redness of the skin; may also include discharges from the eyes or nose.
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An allergy
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A genetic predisposition toward the development of immediate hypersensitivity reactions against common environmental antigens (atopic allergy), most commonly manifested as allergic rhinitis but also a [..]
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Allergy-induced itchiness
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a tendency toward multiple allergies, e.g., atopic dermatitis
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The genetic tendency to develop certain allergies.
Source: allergyuk.org

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(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 sim [..]
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A genetic susceptibility to exhibit hypersensitivity reactions (eexaggerated immune responses) to common antigens e.g. atopic eczema in response to a common foodstuff. 1
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