NOUN | state | sensitisation, sensitization | the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) |
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process | sensitisation, sensitization | (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) | |
act | sensitisation, sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization | rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections |
Meaning | The state of being sensitive (as to an antigen). | |
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Synonym | sensitization | |
Narrower | irritation | (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation |
Broader | sensitivity, predisposition | susceptibility to a pathogen |
Spanish | sensibilización | |
Catalan | sensibilització | |
Verbs | sensitise | make sensitive to a drug or allergen |
Meaning | (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations). | |
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Synonym | sensitization | |
Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
Meaning | Rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections. | |
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Synonyms | sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization | |
Broader | immunization, immunisation | The act of making immune (especially by inoculation) |
Spanish | sensibilización | |
Catalan | sensibilització | |
Verbs | sensitise | make sensitive to a drug or allergen |
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