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resensitization

9.1

Making cells or bacteria respond to a drug again after the drug stopped working

noun
/ˌriːˌsɛn.sɪ.taɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Specialized

: resensibilización

The resensitization of cancer cells can lead to better treatment outcomes.

Examples

Researchers are studying resensitization to improve the effectiveness of antibiotics against resistant bacteria.
The patient underwent a period of resensitization to respond again to allergy treatments.
Doctors hope that resensitization will allow cancer therapies to work after initial resistance.
Researchers are studying resensitization methods for antibiotic resistance.
Researchers are studying the resensitization of cancer cells to chemotherapy in order to improve treatment outcomes.
After several weeks of treatment, the resensitization process allowed the patient to respond better to the medication.
Scientists are exploring methods of resensitization to help antibiotics work effectively against resistant infections.

Antonyms

resistance

Specialized

54 4.1

A living thing's ability to survive disease or drugs

How Responsive

hypersensitivity

5 7.0

resensitization

Specialized

9.1

resistance

Specialized

54 4.1

refractory

Formal

1 9.1

nonresponse

Specialized

7.2

Surface Forms

resensitization singular

resensitizations plural

Morphology

resensitization = sensitization (transparent) = re + sensit + ize + ation

Adding 're-' to 'sensitization' straightforwardly means restoring responsiveness again.

Etymology

Resensitization is built from re- 'again' and sensit- from sense meaning 'to feel', like in sensitive. That's why in medicine it means restoring a cell or germ's ability to 'feel' or respond to a drug or treatment after it had become resistant.