food hypersensitivity reaction

food hy·per·sen·si·tiv·i·ty re·ac·tion

(fūd hī'pĕr-sen-si-tiv'i-tē rē-ak'shŭn) A disorder or disease process resulting from ingestion of a foodstuff that the patient is more or less unable to tolerate (e.g., suffocation, urticaria, nausea and vomiting).