Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alpha-gal syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: al-pha--gal syn-drome
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease that causes an immunological response to alpha-gal, typically first causing gastrointestinal problems, and proceeding with other symptoms of allergies.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than initially thought."

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

AGS

Frequently Paired Words

alpha-gal immunoglobulin E lone star tick meat red meat tick

Synonyms

AGS alpha-gal allergy lone-star-tick meat allergy mammalian meat allergy red meat allergy tick-induced meat allergy tick meat allergy

Questions

What does alpha-gal syndrome mean?: A disease that causes an immunological response to alpha-gal, typically first causing gastrointestinal problems, and proceeding with other symptoms of allergies.

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