Allergic
Definition
1. Pertaining to, related to, or caused by an allergy; characterized by an immune system hypersensitivity reaction upon contact with an allergen. 2. (Noun) A person who suffers from an allergy, presenting an exaggerated immunological sensitivity to certain environmental substances or foods. 3. (Colloquial) Manifesting a strong aversion, rejection, or deep intolerance toward a situation, a person, or a concept.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Allergic
- Averse
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective or masculine noun with standard gender mutations and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Lexical borrowing from French 'allergique', connected morphologically to the core noun stem combined with the productive suffix '-ic'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ler.ˈdʒik] |
| Source | Academic Handbook of Clinical Medicine and Advanced Immunology Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Pacientul este sever alergic din copilărie la penicilină, necesitând alternative terapeutice sigure.
EN: The patient has been severely allergic to penicillin since childhood, requiring safe therapeutic alternatives.
RO: Un alergic la polenul de graminee trebuie să își monitorizeze atent simptomele pe parcursul primăverii.
EN: A person allergic to grass pollen must carefully monitor their symptoms throughout the spring.
RO: Sunt absolut alergic la birocrație și la cozile nesfârșite de la ghișeele administrative ale primăriei.
EN: I am absolutely allergic to bureaucracy and to the endless lines at the town hall's administrative windows.
Idioms & Phrases
Șoc alergic (anafilactic) / Allergic (anaphylactic) shock
RO: Reacție de hipersensibilitate sistemică acută, severă, mediată imunologic, ce pune viața în pericol prin prăbușirea tensiunii arteriale.
EN: An acute, severe, systemically mediated immunological hypersensitivity reaction that threatens life through a collapse of blood pressure.
Teren alergic / Allergic constitution / atopic background
RO: Predispoziție genetică sau constituțională a unui individ de a dezvolta diverse afecțiuni legate de hipersensibilitate (atopii).
EN: A genetic or constitutional predisposition of an individual to develop various conditions associated with hypersensitivity (atopy).
Fond alergic / Allergic predisposition / context
RO: Stare latentă sau cronică de reactivitate crescută a sistemului imunitar care favorizează declanșarea manifestărilor clinice.
EN: A latent or chronic state of increased immune system reactivity that favors the triggering of clinical manifestations.
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