Meaning of HYPERSENSITIVITY
| Pronunciation: | | h`Ipurs'ensutivutee
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] extreme sensitivity
- [n] pathological sensitivity
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HYPERSENSITIVITY is a 16 letter word that starts with H. |
| | See Also: | | cryaesthesia, cryesthesia, hypersensitivity reaction, predisposition, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sensitivity | |
| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An increase in the immune reaction by the body to a foreign substance such as an antigen or allergen, often caused by previous exposure to the same substance. Many food allergies, such as to nuts, work in this manner. |
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| | Related Terms: | | allergy, anaphylaxis, considerateness, delicacy, empathy, exquisiteness, fineness, hairsplitting, hypercriticism, hyperesthesia, hyperpathia, hypersensitiveness, identification, irritability, morbid sensibility, nervousness, overconscientiousness, overcriticalness, overfastidiousness, overmeticulousness, overniceness, overnicety, overparticularity, overrefinement, overscrupulousness, oversensibility, oversensitiveness, oversensitivity, oversqueamishness, overtenderness, passibility, perceptiveness, perceptivity, photophobia, prickliness, responsiveness, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sensitization, soreness, supersensitivity, sympathy, tact, tactfulness, temperamentalness, tenderness, tetchiness, thin skin, ticklishness, touchiness |
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