atopic

Definitions


[eɪˈtɒpɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- denoting a form of allergy in which a hypersensitivity reaction such as eczema or asthma may occur in a part of the body not in contact with the allergen


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Origin:
early 20th century: from Greek atopia ‘unusualness’, from atopos ‘unusual’, from a- ‘without’ + topos ‘place’




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