atopy

atopy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀτοπία (atopía), from ἄτοπος (átopos), from ἀ- (a-) + τόπος (tópos, “place”); surface analysis, a- +‎ -topy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈætəpi/

Noun

atopy (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 2004, p. 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.

Synonyms

• atopic allergy

Related terms

• atopic

Translations

hereditary disorder

Czech: atopie f Dutch: atopie (nl) f Finnish: atopia (fi) German: Atopie f Korean: 아토피 (atopi) Polish: atopia (pl) f Spanish: atopia f Swedish: atopi

person suffering from atopic symdrome

Finnish: atoopikko Polish: atopik m

See also

• allergy

Anagrams

• payot