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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

condition, status go
a state at a particular time

susceptibility, susceptibleness go
the state of being susceptible

sensitivity, predisposition go
susceptibility to a pathogen

hypersensitivity go
pathological sensitivity

hypersensitivity reaction go
an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods)

allergy, allergic reaction
hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen

noun.state

4 Subcategories

food allergy go
allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food
immediate allergy, atopy, atopic allergy, type I allergic reaction go
an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
serum sickness, serum disease go
a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum
delayed allergy, type IV allergic reaction go
an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact