ALLERGY

noun (plural -gies) see: work Date: 1910 altered bodily reactivity (as hypersensitivity) to an antigen in response to a first exposure , exaggerated or pathological immunological reaction (as by sneezing, difficult breathing, itching, or skin rashes) to substances, situations, or physical states that are without comparable effect on the average individual, medical practice concerned with allergies, a feeling of antipathy or aversion