delayed allergy

1. 1.

   an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact

   Synonymstype IV allergic reaction

   Broaderallergy

Questions about delayed allergy

What does delayed allergy mean?

delayed allergy means "an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact".

What is another word for delayed allergy?

Close synonyms include type IV allergic reaction. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delayed allergy a common word?

delayed allergy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.