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• allergy — In an animal, a hypersensitivity response to some antigen that has previously elicited an immune response in the individual, producing a large and immediate immune response. Allergies, for example to bee venom, are occasionally fatal in humans …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Sweet itch — Also known as Queensland Itch, Summer Itch or more technically, Culicoides Hypersensitivity.Sweet Itch is a medical condition in equines caused by an allergic response to the bites of Culicoides midges, commonly known as no see ums . It is most… …   Wikipedia

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• prick test — prik n a test for allergic susceptibility made by placing a drop of the allergy producing substance on the skin and making breaks in the skin by lightly pricking the surface (as with a pin) compare INTRADERMAL TEST, PATCH TEST, SCRATCH TEST …   Medical dictionary

• scratch test — n a test for allergic susceptibility made by rubbing an extract of an allergy producing substance into small breaks or scratches in the skin compare INTRADERMAL TEST, PATCH TEST, PRICK TEST * * * a skin test in which the antigen is applied on a… …   Medical dictionary

• hy|po|al|ler|gen|ic — «HY poh AL uhr JEHN ihk, HIHP oh », adjective. free of or having reduced allergy producing ingredients …   Useful english dictionary

• hy|po|sen|si|ti|za|tion — «HY poh SEHN suh tuh ZAY shuhn, HIHP oh », noun. a lowering of body sensitivity to allergy producing agents …   Useful english dictionary

• poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… …   Universalium

• Allergen immunotherapy — Intervention ICD 10 PCS Z51.6 ICD 9 CM 99.12 MeSH …   Wikipedia

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• Glossary of terms associated with diabetes — This page lists and explains terms connected with diabetes. NOTOC A *Acanthosis nigricans A brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin, usually present in the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the axilla, groin,… …   Wikipedia