Word: allergy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: al
ler
gy
Definition: A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
Morphemes:
Affix: allergy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄλλος
Language: grc
Decoded: allos
Meaning: other
Affix: ἔργον
Language: grc
Decoded: ergon
Meaning: work, activity