Hypersensitivity

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013739

1. Great or excessive sensitivity.

2. The immune system's exaggerated response to an allergen.

3. A local or general reaction of an organism following contact with a specific allergen to which it has been previously exposed and to which it has become sensitized.

4. An exaggerated response by the immune system to a drug or other substance.

5. Hypersensitivity; a local or general reaction of an organism following contact with a specific allergen to which it has been previously exposed and to which it has become sensitized. (FDA Glossary)

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-013739
Field	Environment
Subject	Air
References	Mold - Glossary of Terms; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms; National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); National Cancer Institute Glossary

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013739",
  "term": "Hypersensitivity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Great or excessive sensitivity.\n\n2. The immune system's exaggerated response to an allergen.\n\n3. A local or general reaction of an organism following contact with a specific allergen to which it has been previously exposed and to which it has become sensitized.\n\n4. An exaggerated response by the immune system to a drug or other substance.\n\n5. Hypersensitivity; a local or general reaction of an organism following contact with a specific allergen to which it has been previously exposed and to which it has become sensitized. (FDA Glossary)",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Mold - Glossary of Terms",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hypersensitivity/"
}

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