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Medical/biological: Intolerance is not a synonym of hypersensitivity, it _is_ hypersensitivity; “intolerance” is a synonym of “hypersensitivity” (use–mention distinction)
Medical/biological: correcting claim (contrary to the linked article) that “hypersensitivity” and “allergy” are mutually exclusive.
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==Medical/biological==
==Medical/biological==
*''Intolerance'' of, or ''[[hypersensitivity]]'' to, a substance is not as severe as an [[allergy]].
*''Intolerance'', or ''[[hypersensitivity]]'', includes but is not limited to [[allergy]].
**[[Cold intolerance]]
**[[Cold intolerance]]
**[[Drug intolerance]]
**[[Drug intolerance]]

Revision as of 20:04, 31 October 2014

Intolerance or Intolerant may refer to:

Medical/biological

Social/psychological/political

Media

See also