SENSITISATION

sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation

(noun) rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

sensitization, sensitisation

(noun) (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)

sensitization, sensitisation

(noun) the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sensitisation (countable and uncountable, plural sensitisations)

(British spelling) Alternative spelling of sensitization

Source: Wiktionary



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