atopic
adjective/eɪˈtɒpɪk/
/eɪˈtɑːpɪk/
(medical)- relating to a form of allergy where there is a reaction in a part of the body that does not have direct contact with the thing causing the allergyWord Originearly 20th cent.: from Greek atopia ‘unusualness’, from atopos ‘unusual’, from a- ‘without’ + topos ‘place’.
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