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hyposensitization

hyposensitization

8.7
A treatment that reduces allergic reactions by giving small, increasing amounts of what causes the allergy
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪpoʊˌsɛnsɪtɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hiposensibilización
  • She began hyposensitization therapy to gradually reduce her sensitivity to dust mites.

Examples

  • Finally, patients who are undergoing immunotherapy for allergy hyposensitization can continue these injections during pregnancy.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The veterinarian recommended hyposensitization to help my dog overcome its allergies to pollen.

  • Many patients find hyposensitization effective in managing their allergic reactions over time.

Synonyms

desensitization
vshyposensitization
  • Specialized
3 6.9

A process that makes someone less sensitive to pain or strong feelings by repeated exposure

is a medical treatment using gradually larger allergen doses to reduce sensitivity
desensitizing
vshyposensitization
6.8

Making a person feel less pain or fear

is a medical treatment applied as increasing allergen exposures over time
desensitization procedure
vshyposensitization
  • Specialized
6.7

A treatment that helps people face a fear step by step until they feel less scared

is focused on allergy tolerance by rising allergen doses rather than anxiety treatment

Antonyms

sensitization
  • Specialized
1 7.0

The body's immune system starts to react to a substance, often causing allergies

Surface Forms

hyposensitization singular
hyposensitizations plural

Morphology

hyposensitization = sensitization (semi-transparent) = hypo + sensitization

The word is built transparently from 'hypo-' and 'sensitization', but the specialized medical treatment sense is not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

The word hyposensitization starts with hypo- meaning 'under', has sensitive meaning 'easily affected', and ends with -ization meaning 'a process'. So it literally says a process that brings sensitivity 'under' or down by giving small, increasing amounts of what causes an allergy, like slowly turning down the volume on the body's reaction.