Parallergy
/ˌpær.əˈlɜːr.dʒi/noun
A term used to describe a condition similar to an allergy but not caused by an immune response.
Did you know?The prefix 'para-' often relates to concepts of protection or 'beyond', suggesting that parallergy could signify reactions that lie just outside traditional allergic responses, hinting at deeper mysteries of our body's defenses.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to lead, to pass through, to bring forth.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
παρά (para)
“beside, beyond, or alongside.”
Latin
Latin
parare
“to prepare, to make ready.”
19th Century
English
parallergy
“a coined term to describe non-immune reactions resembling allergies.”