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chemosensitivity

chemosensitivity

8.9
How easily cells or nerves react to chemicals like smells and tastes
  • noun
  • /ˌkiːmoʊsɛnˈsɪtɪvɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : quimosensibilidad
  • Researchers studied the chemosensitivity of nerve cells to understand how the body detects changes in blood oxygen.

Examples

  • A decrease in chemosensitivity can affect how a person senses taste and smell.

  • Doctors monitor chemosensitivity in patients with respiratory disorders to assess their response to carbon dioxide.

  • The chemosensitivity of the cells was tested in the laboratory.

  • Can you explain the concept of chemosensitivity?

  • Researchers assessed the chemosensitivity of taste receptors to determine how different foods influence flavor perception.

  • A decline in chemosensitivity may lead to difficulties in detecting dangerous gases like carbon monoxide.

  • Medical professionals evaluate a patient's chemosensitivity to tailor treatments for respiratory diseases effectively.

Synonyms

chemoreception
vschemosensitivity
  • Specialized
8.1

Detecting chemical signals in the body and environment, for example taste or smell

represents a cellular capacity rather than an ongoing detection process
sensitiveness
vschemosensitivity
6.8

Ability to feel or notice very small physical changes

focuses on chemical stimuli rather than on very slight physical changes

How Sensitive

chemosensitivity
  • Specialized
8.9
insensitivity
16 5.5

Surface Forms

chemosensitivity singular
chemosensitivities plural

Morphology

chemosensitivity = chemosensitive (transparent) = chemo + sensitive + ity

The word is transparently built from 'chemosensitive' by adding the suffix '-ity' to form a noun.

Etymology

Chemosensitivity combines chemo- meaning 'chemical' and sensitivity meaning 'ability to notice or react'. So it describes how well cells or receptors 'notice' chemical signals like smells, tastes, or changes in blood gases.