Definition
A substance that causes an allergic reaction in a person's body, such as pollen, pet hair, or certain foods.
Etymology
A modern scientific term created from combining allergy (from Greek allos 'other' + ergon 'work') with the suffix -gen (from Greek gennao 'to produce'), literally meaning 'something that produces an allergic reaction.'
Kelly Says
Allergens are basically imposters—your immune system mistakes them for dangerous invaders, so it overreacts and creates all those sneezing, itching, and swelling symptoms!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُسبّب الحساسية
mus-sib-bu al-hassasiya
BNবাংলা
এ্যালার্জেন
e-lar-jen
CACatalà
al·lèrgen
a-le-r-gen
CSČeština
alergen
al-er-gen
DADansk
allergen
al-ler-gen
DEDeutsch
Allergen
al-er-gen
ELΕλληνικά
αλλεργιογόνο
al-le-r-gee-goh-noh
ESEspañol
alérgeno
ah-lehR-hen-oh
FISuomi
allergeeni
al-ler-gee-nee
FRFrançais
allergène
al-er-jen
HIहिन्दी
एलर्जेन
al-er-jen
HUMagyar
allergén
al-ler-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
alergen
al-er-gen
IGIG
akụkụ ịrụ
a-ku-ku i-ru
ITItaliano
allergene
al-ler-zhen-eh
KMKM
អាលើស្រជ
a-ler-sra-ch
MSBahasa Melayu
alergen
al-er-gen
MYမြန်မာ
အလာဂျင်
a-lar-jin
NLNederlands
allergeen
al-er-geen
NONorsk
allergen
al-ler-gen
PLPolski
alergen
al-er-gen
PTPortuguês
alergênico
ah-leh-zhen-ee-koh
RORomână
alergen
al-er-gen
RUРусский
аллерген
al-ler-gen
SVSvenska
allergen
al-ler-gen
SWKiswahili
mzio
m-zee-oh
TAதமிழ்
அலர்ஜன்
a-lar-jan
TEతెలుగు
అలర్జీ
a-lar-jee
THไทย
สารก่อภูมิแพ้
sa-ran gor-phoo-mi-pa
TRTürkçe
alerjen
al-er-jen
UKУкраїнська
алерген
al-er-gen
VITiếng Việt
hội chứng dị ứng
hwe-chungs di-ung
YOYO
alẹrọ́gẹ́ni
a-le-ro-ge-nee