[ey-top-ik, uh-top-] 
| a·top·ic (ā-tŏp'ĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or caused by a hereditary predisposition toward developing certain hypersensitivity reactions, such as hay fever, asthma, or chronic urticaria, upon exposure to specific antigens: atopic dermatitis. [From Greek atopiā, unusualness, from atopos, out of the way : a-, not; see a-1 + topos, place.] at'o·py (āt'ə-pē) n. |
ɪk