sensitization

Noun	1.	sensitization - the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) sensitisation irritation - (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach" predisposition, sensitivity - susceptibility to a pathogen
	2.	sensitization - (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) sensitisation psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
	3.	sensitization - rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections sensitising, sensitizing, sensitisation immunisation, immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

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