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sensitisation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: sensitisation

1
 n
(psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
2
 n
the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: sensitisation
1

n (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)

Synonyms:
sensitization
Type of:
physical process, process
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
2

n the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)

Synonyms:
sensitization
Types:
irritation
(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
Type of:
predisposition, sensitivity
susceptibility to a pathogen

n rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

Synonyms:
sensitising, sensitization, sensitizing
Type of:
immunisation, immunization
the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
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