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SENSITIZATION

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sen⋅si⋅ti⋅za⋅tion

  [sen-si-tuh-zey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the state or process of being sensitized.
2. Psychology. the process of becoming susceptible to a given stimulus that previously had no effect or significance.
3. Immunology.
a. a state or condition in which a previously encountered foreign substance triggers an immune reaction.
b. an immunologic state or condition that is evidenced by the acquired ability of a cell or individual to detect the presence of a foreign substance upon reexposure to the substance and to react immunologically.
Origin:
1885–90; sensitize + -ation
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sen·si·tize   (sěn'sĭ-tīz')   
v.   sen·si·tized, sen·si·tiz·ing, sen·si·tiz·es

v.   tr.

  1. To make sensitive: "The polarity principle . . . sensitizes the observer to the coexistence of seemingly contradictory phenomena" (Heinz Eulau).

  2. To make (a film or plate) sensitive to light, especially to light of a specific wavelength.

  3. To make hypersensitive or reactive to an antigen, such as pollen, especially by a second or repeated exposure.

v.   intr.
To become sensitive or hypersensitive.

[sensit(ive) + -ize.]
sen'si·ti·za'tion (-tĭ-zā'shən) n., sen'si·tiz'er n.
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Main Entry: sen·si·ti·za·tion
Variant: also British sen·si·ti·sa·tion /"sen(t)-s&t-&-'zA-sh&n,"sen(t)-st&-'zA-/
Function: noun
1 : the action or process of making sensitive or hypersensitive sensitization of the skin>
2 : the process of becoming sensitive or hypersensitive (as to an antigen); also : the resulting state
3 : a form of nonassociative learningcharacterized by an increase in responsiveness upon repeated exposure to a stimulus —compare HABITUATION 3
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sensitization sen·si·ti·za·tion (sěn'sĭ-tĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The act or process of inducing an acquired sensitivity or allergy.

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