allergic reaction
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- noun
- /əˈlɜrdʒɪk riˈækʃən/
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reacción alérgica
- It is important to know the signs of an allergic reaction, such as hives or difficulty breathing.
- severe allergic reaction
- cause an allergic reaction
- allergic reaction including anaphylaxis
I had the worst allergic reaction I have had to any eye product in years.
- I had the worst allergic reaction I have had to any eye product in years.
- They are food like substances that contribute to inflammation, allergic reactions and for some people food addiction.
- I tried out some of their liquid products for eyes and had a major, not even like a kind of allergic reaction, but major allergic reaction.
- Well, it's a key problem when we have extreme allergic reactions, so-called anaphylactic reactions, which you may have heard of before.
- Like if it was an allergic reaction, it's safe to assume that wouldn't go down that quick.
- God damn boy, you look like you have an allergic reaction or something.
- You will see we have a Gray cheek situation happening, had an allergic reaction.
- You're healthy for a while and then you catch a cold or you know you have an allergic reaction or something bad happens to you and and now you're sick.
Examples
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Injectable adrenaline should be prescribed to anyone who has had an allergic reaction.
Academic text (2012) -
Parents rushed their child to the hospital after she experienced an allergic reaction to a bee sting.
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I had the worst allergic reaction I have had to any eye product in years.
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I think he had some sort of allergic reaction.
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Seems to be an allergic reaction to something.
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Is he having an allergic reaction?
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It's a severe allergic reaction.
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No, I think I'm having an allergic reaction or something.
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"I had a terrible time after she was born because I had an allergic reaction to the surgical tape."
Fiction book (1997) -
I was having an allergic reaction to the perfume in the theater.
Synonyms
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A physical response in the body to a medicine or allergen that causes symptoms
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A harmful reaction of the body to foods, pollen or animal fur that causes sneezing, rash and breathing problems
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The body's reaction to germs like viruses or bacteria that fights infection
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A very strong reaction to food, touch, or criticism
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The body's defence that attacks foreign things like germs or transplanted organs
An extreme response by the immune system to something you are allergic to that can be life threatening
Antonyms
How Severe
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'allergic' (having hypersensitivity to a substance) combined with 'reaction' (a bodily/physiological response) yields the notion of a bodily response caused by an allergy. This is a common, cross-linguistically similar medical collocation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Allergic reaction comes from the image of your body suddenly treating a harmless thing as dangerous: allergic means related to an allergy and reaction is the body's strong response. So, when your body 'overreacts' to something like pollen or peanuts, you get symptoms such as swelling, sneezing, or difficulty breathing.