desensitization
1. [ noun ] the process of reducing sensitivity
Synonyms: desensitisation
Examples:

"the patient was desensitized to the allergen"

Related terms: decrease desensitize desensitize
Similar spelling:   desensitisation
  desensitizing
  desensitized
  desensitising
  deconstruction
  desensitised
  deconstructionist
  deconstructionism