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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀτοπία“extraordinary nature”
- English todayatopy
From Ancient Greek ἀτοπία (atopía, “extraordinary nature”), from ἄτοπος (átopos), from ἀ- (a-) + τόπος (tópos, “place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
atopy
Today it means: A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀτοπία