sensitisation

Definitions of sensitisation
  1. noun
    (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
    synonyms: sensitization
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    type of:
    physical process, process
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
  2. noun
    the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
    synonyms: sensitization
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    types:
    irritation
    (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
    type of:
    predisposition, sensitivity
    susceptibility to a pathogen
  3. noun
    rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
    synonyms: sensitising, sensitization, sensitizing
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    type of:
    immunisation, immunization
    the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
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