Definition of Hypersensitivity

1. Noun. Pathological sensitivity.

Generic synonyms: Predisposition, Sensitivity
Specialized synonyms: Cryaesthesia, Cryesthesia, Hypersensitivity Reaction
Derivative terms: Hypersensitive

2. Noun. Extreme sensitivity.
Generic synonyms: Sensibility, Sensitiveness, Sensitivity
Derivative terms: Hypersensitive

Definition of Hypersensitivity

1. Noun. any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hypersensitivity

1. A state of altered reactivity in which the body reacts with an exaggerated immune response to a foreign substance. Hypersensitivity reactions are classified as immediate or delayed, types I and IV, respectively, in the Gell and Coombs classification of immune responses. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypersensitivity

hypersecretions
hypersegmented neutrophil
hypersegregated
hypersegregation
hypersensibilities
hypersensibility
hypersensitised
hypersensitive
hypersensitive dentin
hypersensitive response
hypersensitive site
hypersensitive xiphoid syndrome
hypersensitively
hypersensitiveness
hypersensitivities
hypersensitivity (current term)
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
hypersensitivity reaction
hypersensitivity vasculitis
hypersensitization
hypersensitize
hypersensitized
hypersensitizes
hypersensitizing
hypersentence
hypersentences
hypersequents
hyperserotonaemia

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