See Also: pair 2, verb(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
immediate hypersensitivity(medicine)
hypersensitivity, immediate(medicine)
Hypersensitivity(medicine)
Hypersensitivity(health)
Immediate-type hypersensitivity(health)
food hypersensitivity(medicine)
hypersensitivity reaction(medicine)
hypersensitivity, delayed(medicine)

immediate hypersensitivity reaction (medicine) and pair 2, verb (oh)


immediate hypersensitivity reaction (medicine)


immediate hypersensitivity reaction


An immune response mediated by antibody, usually IgE, which occurs within minutes after a second encounter with an antigen, resulting in the release of histamine and subsequent swelling and vasodilation.


pair 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[I,T usually passive] to put people or things into groups of two, or to form groups of two
be paired with sb
::We were each paired with a newcomer to help with Training.
also pair up
[I] if animals pair, they come together in order to breed
pair off phr v
to come together or bring two people together to have a romantic relationship
::All the others were pairing off and I was left on my own.
pair sb off with sb
::My aunt was forever pairing me off with unsuitable men.
pair up phr v
BrE to become friends and start to have a relationship
::We learned later that he and Tanya had paired up.
to work together to do something or to put two people together to do something
::They first paired up in the screen adaptation of 'Grease'.
pair sb ¡û¡ú up
::They have paired up writers and artists, and commissioned linked works.
if animals pair up, they come together in order to breed