ENVIRONMENTAL HYPERSENSITIVITY
\ɛnvˌa͡ɪɹənmˈɛntə͡l hˌa͡ɪpəsənsɪtˈɪvɪti], \ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl hˌaɪpəsənsɪtˈɪvɪti], \ɛ_n_v_ˌaɪ_ɹ_ə_n_m_ˈɛ_n_t_əl h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_s_ə_n_s_ɪ_t_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_t_i]\
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A polysymptomatic condition believed by clinical ecologists to result from immune dysregulation induced by common foods, allergens, and chemicals, resulting in various physical and mental disorders. The medical community has remained largely skeptical of the existence of this "disease", given the plethora of symptoms attributed to environmental illness, the lack of reproducible laboratory abnormalities, and the use of unproven therapies to treat the condition. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
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