| NOUN | state | sensitization, sensitisation | the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) |
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| process | sensitization, sensitisation | (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) | |
| act | sensitization, sensitizing, sensitising, sensitisation | 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 | sensitisation | |
| Narrower | irritation | (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation |
| Broader | sensitivity, predisposition | susceptibility to a pathogen |
| Spanish | sensibilización | |
| Catalan | sensibilització | |
| Meaning | (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations). | |
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| Synonym | sensitisation | |
| 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 |
| Verbs | sensitize | make sensitive or aware |
| Meaning | Rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections. | |
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| Synonyms | sensitizing, sensitising, sensitisation | |
| Broader | immunization, immunisation | The act of making immune (especially by inoculation) |
| Spanish | sensibilización | |
| Catalan | sensibilització | |
| Verbs | sensitize | make sensitive to a drug or allergen |
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