histamine

«histamine» in Mova's school dictionary: A chemical made by the body that causes allergy symptoms… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (histamine, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

(science) A chemical made by the body that causes allergy symptoms such as sneezing, itching, swelling and a runny nose when the body reacts to things like pollen, dust or insect bites. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons on allergies and hay fever: when pollen gets in your nose, the body releases histamine. «Antihistamine» medicines block it and help with hay fever, rashes and itchy bites. Safety: only take medicine given by an adult; serious allergies need an EpiPen and an ambulance.

examples

• Histamine makes your eyes itch when you have hay fever. tree →
• An antihistamine tablet stopped my sneezing. tree →
• A mosquito bite swells because of histamine. tree →
• The body releases histamine when it meets an allergen. tree →
• Nettle stings contain some histamine. tree →

note

Uncountable. Said «HIS-tuh-meen». «Antihistamine» means a medicine against histamine.

In the corpora

• Germs include bacteria, viruses and fungi; histamine is not a germ but a substance the body releases in an allergy.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «histamine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.