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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
- [n] (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
- [n] the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
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SENSITIZATION is a 13 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | sensitisation, sensitisation, sensitisation, sensitising, sensitizing |
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| | See Also: | | immunisation, immunization, irritation, predisposition, process, sensitivity |
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Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | This is the term applied to the exposure to a substance (allergen) which provokes a response in the immune system such that disease symptoms will ensue on subsequent encounters with the same substance. |
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