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Definition of 'sensitization'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sensitization
the process of becoming susceptible to a given stimulus that previously had no effect or significance.

2. sensitization
a state or condition in which a previously encountered foreign substance triggers an immune reaction.

Etymology: (1885–90)

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1. (noun) sensitization, sensitisation
the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)

2. (noun) sensitization, sensitisation
(psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)

3. (noun) sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation
rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

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