Hypersensitivity/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Hypersensitivity.

In medicine, an altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Hypersensitivity (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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