The terms âdrug allergy,â âdrug hypersensitivity,â and âdrug reactionâ are often used interchangeably. Drug reactions encompass all adverse events related to drug administration, regardless of etiology. Drug hypersensitivity is defined as an immune-mediated response to a drug agent in a sensitized patient.
By extension, the term manichean is widely applied (often used as a derogatory term) as an adjective to a philosophy of moral dualism, according to which a moral course of action involves a clear (or simplistic) choice between good and evil, or as a noun to people who hold such a view.
visionary. adj. 1. marked by vision or foresight: a visionary leader. 2. incapable of being realized or effected; unrealistic. 3. (of people) characterized by idealistic or radical ideas, esp impractical ones. 4. given to having visions. 5. of, of the nature of, or seen in visions. n, pl-aries.