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Pronunciation / Transliteration: allereugi
"나는 복숭아 알레르기가 있어요."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially a particular food, pollen, fur, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
"She suffers from a severe allergy to peanuts and carries an epinephrine auto-injector." - 2
A strong dislike or aversion to someone or something.
"He developed a sudden allergy to early morning meetings after starting the new project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1906 by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet, the term derives from the Greek words 'allos' meaning 'other' or 'different' and 'ergon' meaning 'work' or 'reactivity'. It originally described an altered or exaggerated immune reaction to a substance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allergy" is said worldwide
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allergie
Transliteration: a.lɛʁ.ʒi
"Il a une allergie grave aux arachides."
Allergie
Transliteration: a.lɛʁˈɡiː
"Sie hat eine starke Allergie gegen Pollen."
allergia
Transliteration: al.lerˈdʒi.a
"soffre di una grave allergia alla polvere."
alergia
Transliteration: a.lerˈxi.a
"Mi hermano tiene alergia a los gatos."
alergia
Transliteration: a.leʁˈʒi.ɐ
"Ela descobriu uma alergia a frutos do mar."
एलर्जी
Transliteration: elarji
"मुझे धूल से एलर्जी है।"
过敏
Transliteration: guò mǐn
"他对花粉过敏。"
알레르기
Transliteration: allereugi
"나는 복숭아 알레르기가 있어요."
アレルギー
Transliteration: arerugī
"彼は花粉アレルギーを持っています。"
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