atopic
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- adjective
- /ˈeɪtɒpɪk/
- Specialized
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atópico
- Asthma is caused by a trigger in an atopic person.
- atopic dermatitis
- atopic asthma
- atopic eczema
Examples
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Eosinophilia is associated with numerous disorders, but most often relates to atopic diseases and hypersensitivity phenomena.
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The specific attributes of atopic skin may explain this high rate of colonization and infection.
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Not all atopic individuals develop an allergic response, but they will always have the potential to do so.
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Personal or family history of asthma or other atopic conditions.
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My next guest, Ashley, says she has suffered with the skin disorder atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema since she was a child.
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The bacterial skin flora of patients with atopic dermatitis is different from that in healthy people.
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First, most children with preschool viral wheeze do not have risk factors for atopic sensitisation.
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Most children were atopic (i.e., they had at least one positive allergy test), and most had persistent asthma.
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More recently, dupilumab, an antibody against the IL-4 receptor subunit, has demonstrated strong efficacy in patients with atopic dermatitis.
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Many people with atopic dermatitis experience itching and redness on their skin.
Synonyms
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Reacting strongly to certain things like foods or pollen and causing allergy symptoms
Likely to have a reaction to things like pollen or certain foods
Very sensitive to things like allergens or medicines
Compounds
- Specialized
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A long-term skin condition that makes the skin red and very itchy, often linked to allergies
- Specialized
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A long-lasting skin condition that makes skin red, very itchy, and often connected to allergies
- Specialized
A quick reaction the body makes after being exposed to something it is sensitive to, often causing sneezing or itching
Surface Forms
Morphology
atopic = atopy (opaque) = a + topo + ic
The adjective is a straightforward suffixation of the medical noun 'atopy' with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ic'.
Etymology
Atopic comes from Greek parts a- ('not') and topos ('place'), and it literally means 'out of place'. You can link topos to the familiar word topic, which means a subject or 'place' for ideas. Doctors use atopic to say some allergic reactions are 'out of place' in the body's defence, so an atopic person tends to have eczema, asthma, or hay fever.