chemical sensitivity

chemical sensitivity
an extreme sensitivity, or allergic reaction, to any of various chemical compounds present in the normal environment

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  • Multiple chemical sensitivity — Classification and external resources MeSH D018777 Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic medical condition characterized by symptoms the affected person attributes to exposure to low levels of chemicals. Commonly suspected substances… …   Wikipedia

  • Multiple-Chemical-Sensitivity — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 T 78.4 sonstige Unverträglichkeit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • multiple chemical sensitivity — noun Date: 1988 a variable group of symptoms (as tachycardia, sweating, fatigue, nausea, trembling, and difficulty concentrating) that typically occur in susceptible individuals upon exposure to low concentrations of usually harmless chemicals… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome — noun see multiple chemical sensitivity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Sensitivity analysis — (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a mathematical model can be apportioned, qualitatively or quantitatively, to different sources of variation in the input of a model Saltelli, A., Ratto, M., Andres, T.,… …   Wikipedia

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  • multiple chemical sensitivity — noun a chronic disease caused by a persons inability to tolerate a variety of environmental substances …   Wiktionary

  • multiple chemical sensitivity — a variable group of symptoms, sometimes disabling, attributed to exposure to chemicals in the environment that are not considered harmful to the average person at the levels they are encountered. Some authorities consider this diagnosis… …   Medical dictionary

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