supersensitized
- adjective
- /ˌsuːpərˈsɛnsaɪtaɪzd/
- Literature
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hipersensibilizado
- The study focused on individuals who were supersensitized to common airborne allergens.
Examples
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Some patients become supersensitized to certain medications after repeated exposure.
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She is supersensitized to pollen in the spring.
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After years of pollution, the local population grew supersensitized to environmental irritants.
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Many people become supersensitized to certain foods.
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After years of pollution, the local population grew supersensitized to environmental irritants.
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Some patients become supersensitized to certain medications after repeated exposure.
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The study focused on individuals who were supersensitized to common airborne allergens.
Synonyms
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3.1
Reacting badly to foods, pollen, or animals
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6.6
Reacting strongly to certain things like foods or pollen and causing allergy symptoms
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7.3
To react strongly to small amounts of things like pollen or food, often causing allergies
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8.6
Very sensitive to a substance or trigger after earlier exposure
Allergic to a substance and likely to have a strong reaction
Showing a very strong reaction to things like pollen or stress
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
supersensitized = sensitized (transparent) = super + sensitize + ed
The prefix 'super-' clearly indicates an excessive or high degree of the base word 'sensitized'.
Etymology
The word supersensitized uses the prefix super- meaning 'very' or 'above' and the part sensitive, which comes from a root meaning 'to feel'. So it simply means being more than normally sensitive to something, like allergies or medicines.