allergy

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A small, bandaged would was found on her left wrist and a toxicology report found nonlethal doses of Diphenhydramine, commonly known as the allergy medication Benadryl, in her system.

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  1. noun An abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances, such as pollens, foods, or microorganisms. Common indications of allergy may include sneezing, itching, and skin rashes.
  2. noun Informal An adverse sentiment; antipathy: an allergy to cocktail parties.

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  • A small, bandaged would was found on her left wrist and a toxicology report found nonlethal doses of Diphenhydramine, commonly known as the allergy medication Benadryl, in her system. —  State News Top Stories
  • An allergy is a disorder of the immune system and is caused by reactions occurring from environmental substances known as allergens. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, an allergy is a reaction from the immune system to a material in the environment that is generally harmless. —  The Gazette-Enterprise: News
  • While we have all heard of people having a dust mite allergy, dog or cat allergy, peanut allergy, gluten allergy, and so on, very few of us have heard of the people living with a nickel allergy. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • The frequent visits are necessary because whether it's a shot to silence hay fever or some other allergy, the strategy is the same: Doctors give patients repeated tiny doses of the substance they're allergic to, hoping the immune system will ultimately ignore it and, thus, not evoke an allergic response. —  Boston.com Most Popular
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  1. German Allergie : Greek allos, other; see allo- + Greek ergon, action; see werg- in Indo-European roots.
 

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