đặc ứng
Definition
- Noun:
- Idiosyncrasy (medical): A specific, unusual, and often adverse physical reaction to a particular substance, such as a drug, food, or environmental factor, that is not typical of the general population. It refers to a personal, peculiar sensitivity.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bệnh nhân có đặc ứng với penicillin. (The patient has an idiosyncrasy to penicillin.)
- Đặc ứng này rất hiếm gặp và khó dự đoán. (This idiosyncrasy is very rare and difficult to predict.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in medical and clinical contexts to describe atypical individual reactions, often in pharmacology or allergology.
Variants and Related Words
- Phản ứng dị ứng (n): Allergic reaction. (Note: This is a more common and broader term for hypersensitivity, while implies a more unique, individual peculiarity.)
- Không dung nạp (n): Intolerance.
Synonyms
- Idiosyncrasy: A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual; in medicine, an abnormal physical reaction.
- Hypersensitivity (specific): An exaggerated immune response.
- Individual peculiarity: A characteristic specific to one person.
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