hypersensitization
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpərˌsɛnsɪtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
hipersensibilización
- The study focused on the hypersensitization of nerve cells following injury.
Examples
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The patient experienced hypersensitization to pollen after several years of exposure.
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Many people suffer from hypersensitization due to environmental factors.
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Repeated exposure to the chemical led to hypersensitization in some laboratory animals.
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Patients with allergies may experience hypersensitization after multiple treatments.
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After repeated exposure to the allergen, her hypersensitization made it difficult for her to breathe.
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Medication can lead to hypersensitization, causing reactions to substances that were previously tolerated.
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The doctor explained that hypersensitization can occur when the body increasingly reacts to a stimulus.
Synonyms
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7.0
A very strong reaction to food, touch, or criticism
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9.9
An increased sensitivity to touch and other senses that makes even light contact painful
A person becomes more easily upset by certain events or sounds
A state of very strong reaction to physical or emotional things
A strong, often overwhelming sensitivity to feelings, sounds, or events
A state when nerves, muscles, or behaviour react too much
A tendency to feel hurt or upset very easily by words and events
A device that reacts to very weak signals and gives false readings
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.9
A process that makes someone less sensitive to pain or strong feelings by repeated exposure
How Sensitized
- Specialized
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypersensitization = sensitization (semi-transparent) = hyper + sensit + ization
Adding hyper- to sensitization yields the expected sense of excessive sensitivity or increased responsiveness.
Etymology
Hypersensitization starts with hyper- meaning 'too much', as in hyperactive, includes sensitive meaning 'feeling', and ends with -ization meaning 'the process of becoming'. So hypersensitization is the process of becoming 'too sensitive', which fits how bodies or cells react strongly after repeated exposure.