English English Dictionary

allergy in English:

1. allergic

Probably you are allergic to pollen or dust.

Are you allergic to any medicine?

I'm allergic to aspirin, penicillin, and sulfamides.

Tom has to be careful about what he eats at restaurants because he's allergic to many foods.

Tom is allergic to peanuts.

My nephew is allergic to eggs.

She bought him a dog. However, he was allergic to dogs, so they had to give it away.

I'm allergic to some medicine.

Some people are allergic to wheat.

I'm allergic to fish.

I am allergic to pollen.

I've left out the nuts in this recipe because Delia's allergic to them.

She's allergic to going out.

I have allergic rhinitis.

I was given a scare by a doctor I interviewed for the TV program who warned me not to rest easy just because I had no allergic symptoms at the moment.

English word "allergy"(allergic) occurs in sets:

word formation

2. because of dust or pollen

3. a reaction when you eat or touch something your body disagrees with

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