atopy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈætəpi/

Noun

atopy (countable and uncountable, 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, published 2004, page 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

Derived terms

• atopical

 

Related terms

• atopic

Translations

hereditary disorder

• Czech: atopie f
• Dutch: atopie (nl) f
• Finnish: atopia (fi)
• German: Atopie (de) 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