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allergic, a.|æˈlɜːdʒɪk|
[f. next + -ic.]
Pertaining to or characterized by allergy.
1911C. E. von Pirquet in Arch. Internal Med. VII. 265 The allergic condition does not occur immediately after the first injection. Ibid. 428 The practical method of diagnosis by the allergic reactions will be extended to other diseases. 1919Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. LXXIII. 759/2 Allergic action of drugs. 1925W. W. Duke Allergy, Asthma 246 A large proportion of patients with asthma, ‘allergic coryza’, erythema,..and even allergic shock, are actually sensitive specifically and solely to the action of a physical agent, such as light, heat, cold, or mechanical irritation. 1926T. Sollmann Pharmacol. (ed. 3) 86 Allergic hypersusceptibility is a special type of idiosyncrasy in which the patient reacts to special substances. 1958Immunology I. 22 Allergic reactions have occurred in human patients after treatment with acth.
b. fig. Sensitive (esp. antipathetic) to. colloq.
1937New Yorker 23 Jan. 20 (caption) He's allergic to Philadelphia scrapple. 1942Punch 26 Aug. 169/3 Colonels have a curious effect on me. Quite frankly, I am allergic to them. 1958Observer 5 Oct. 19/4 Allergic as I am to opera on television..I cannot be relied on for an objective opinion of the B.B.C.'s two-hour presentation.
Add:2. Special collocation. allergic rhinitis, rhinitis caused by allergy, e.g. to pollen or the house dust mite, and typically accompanied by sneezing and running of the nose.
1924Amer. Rev. Tuberculosis IX. 79 The sneezing and nose symptoms had never existed to the degree to arouse even a suspicion of allergic rhinitis. 1966Ann. Allergy XXIV. 150/1 One of the most difficult of the allergic diseases to control adequately is perennial allergic rhinitis. 1976R. Mackarness Not all in Mind (1980) iv. 80 Most doctors now call hay fever ‘allergic rhinitis’. |