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Where Does The Word Allergy Come From?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 9/22/2023

As a word used to explain an abnormal reaction, it was first used by an Austrian Pediatrician about 1906. Made out of the Greek word Allos, meaning something different or strange

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∙ 12y ago

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What is the spanish word for allergy?

Allergy - alergia

What is the Latin word for 'allergy'?

The Latin word for 'allergy' is 'allergia' ('allergiae', if plural).

What country does the word allergy come from-?

The word "allergy" comes from the Greek words "allos" (meaning "other") and "ergon" (meaning "reaction" or "work"). It was first coined in 1906 by the Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet to describe an immune response to normally harmless substances.

What is the opposite of the word symptom?

Allergy

What is the Japanese word for allergy?

It is 'arerugi.'

How can you use the word allergy in a sentence?

The little boy had a severe peanut allergy.

How do you use the word allergy in a sentence?

you just did

What is the root word of allergy?

alert allerg/o

How come marijuana causes a stuffed nose?

You could have an allergy to it.

What is the spanish word for having an allergy to?

I am allergic to - soy alérgico a _____

What is the French translation word for allergy?

une allergie (fem.)

What word means any substance that causes an allergy?

allergen