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語源

From Ancient Greek ἀτοπία (atopía, “extraordinary nature”), from ἄτοπος (átopos), from ἀ- (a-) + τόπος (tópos, “place”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈætəpi/

名詞

atopy (countable and uncountable, plural atopies)

1. (medicine) A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 67:

     Whatever factor is invoked to explain the increase in asthma must also be capable of explaining other outbreaks of atopy.

2. A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.

同意語

• atopic allergy
• atopic syndrome

派生語

関連する語

• atopic

参考

• allergy

アナグラム

• payot