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atopy

UK/ˈætəpi/

atopy noun: 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.

Noun

atopy (countable and uncountable, plural atopies)

  1. 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.
    • Whatever factor is invoked to explain the increase in asthma must also be capable of explaining other outbreaks of atopy.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 67
  2. A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.

atopy meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

atopy in Tamil

ஒவ்வாமை, மரபு வழி ஒவ்வாமை, முன்தீண்டிலம்

atopy in Indonesian

hereditary disorder
atopi

Synonyms of atopy

  • atopic allergy
  • atopic syndrome

Forms of atopy

pluralatopies

Origin of atopy

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

Words formed from atopy

Questions about atopy

What does atopy mean?
Atopy means 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.
What is atopy in Tamil?
Atopy in Tamil is ஒவ்வாமை, மரபு வழி ஒவ்வாமை, முன்தீண்டிலம். See Atopy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is atopy?
Atopy is a noun.
How do you pronounce atopy?
Atopy is pronounced /ˈætəpi/ (UK).
What is the plural of atopy?
The plural of atopy is atopies.

Words near atopy in the dictionary

  1. atopical
  2. atopies
  3. atopognosia
  4. atoposaurid
  5. atoposaurids
  6. atopy
  7. Atorada
  8. Atorai
  9. atoroidal
  10. atoroidality
  11. atorolimumab

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Adapted from Wiktionary: atopy (page history and authors); atopy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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