 sensitisation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) | |
| Synonyms: | sensitization | |
| Related terms: | process psychology | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine,immunology) the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) | |
| Synonyms: | sensitization | |
| Related terms: | sensitivity irritation sensitise | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine,immunology) rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections | |
| Synonyms: | sensitization sensitising sensitizing | |
| Related terms: | immunization sensitise | |
| Similar spelling: |
sensitization sensitising sensitiser sensitised sensitizing sensitiveness sensitive_pea sensitizer sensitized sensational sensitivity sensitively sensitive_fern |
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