hypersensitivity

hypersensitivity
See hypersensitiveness.

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      acquired bodily state in which the reaction to a stimulus (e.g., a substance causing allergy or a physical agent such as light) is unusually prompt or excessive. The term hypersensitivity is often used as a synonym for allergy (immune system disorder).

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