hypersensitivity

1. An excessive or abnormal sensitivity to a substance. A person who is hypersensitive to a certain drug will often suffer a severe allergic reaction (see allergy) if given the drug.

Example Sentences

Last year, an 11-year-old boy died in Delhi due to hypersensitivity pneumonitis - a disease that causes inflammation in lungs.

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People with severe ME can be in constant pain, have hypersensitivity to touch and light, feel extremely weak and sometimes have difficulty speaking or swallowing.

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Around 90% of autism patients also suffer from abnormal sensory hypersensitivity that deeply affects their daily functioning.

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Food allergy symptoms that are not mediated by IgE are usually delayed reactions and called food intolerances or hypersensitivity.

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Now, scientists are linking this hypersensitivity to specific inflammatory chemicals and receptors on airway nerves.

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