pollen

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Introduction

Microspores of seed-bearing plants carried by the wind & by insects prior to fertilization.

Epidemiology

  • allergies in early spring are most likely caused by tree pollen
  • allergies in late spring are most likely caused by grass pollen
  • allergies in late summer & early fall are most likely caused by weed pollen[2]

Pathology

More general terms

Component of

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. 2.0 2.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Allergy/Immunology