atopy
[at-uh-pee]
- an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
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Origin of atopy
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atopy
- immunol a hereditary tendency to be hypersensitive to certain allergens
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Word Origin and History for atopy
n.
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 "out of place, strange, odd, eccentric," from a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + topos "place" (see topos).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
atopy
(ăt′ə-pē)- A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop immediate allergic reactions to substances such as pollen, food, dander, and insect venoms and manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions.atopic allergy
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