resensitization
- noun
- Specialized
:
resensibilización
- The therapy aimed at the resensitization of patients to certain sounds after hearing loss.
Examples
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The doctor explained the resensitization of the skin to allergens after a period of avoidance.
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Therapists focus on the resensitization of patients who have grown numb to emotional triggers from past experiences.
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Repeated exposure to the allergen led to the resensitization of the immune system.
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Researchers studied the resensitization of nerve cells following prolonged medication use.
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The resensitization process can take weeks.
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After treatment, resensitization may occur.
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In clinical trials, researchers observed the resensitization of participants to specific stimuli after initial treatment.
Antonyms
- Specialized
3
6.9
A process that makes someone less sensitive to pain or strong feelings by repeated exposure
How Sensitive
5
7.0
- Specialized
29
4.1
- Specialized
- Specialized
3
6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
resensitization = sensitization (transparent) = re + sensit + ize + ation
Adding 're-' to 'sensitization' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'the process of sensitizing again'.
Etymology
Resensitization comes from re- 'again' and sensit- from sense meaning 'to feel', so it literally means 'to feel again'. That's why it describes the process of becoming sensitive again to a sound, smell, touch, or other experience after you had lost that sensitivity.