sensitization

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsɛnsɪtəˈzeɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sen′si tə zā′shən)

sen•si•ti•za•tion (sen′si tə zā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

Psychologythe state or process of being sensitized.
Psychologythe process of becoming susceptible to a given stimulus that previously had no effect or significance.
Immunology
- a state or condition in which a previously encountered foreign substance triggers an immune reaction.
- an immunologic state or condition that is evidenced by the acquired ability of a cell or individual to detect the presence of a foreign substance upon reexposure to the substance and to react immunologically.

sen•si•tize /ˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -tized, -tiz•ing.

to make aware or responsive: [often: ~ + object + to]to sensitize teachers to the needs of their students.
to be sensitive electronically:The floormat has been sensitized so that it triggers an alarm when you walk on it.

sen•si•ti•za•tion /ˌsɛnsɪtəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -sens-.

sen•si•tize (sen′si tīz′),USA pronunciation v., -tized, -tiz•ing.
v.t.

to render sensitive.
Photographyto render (a film or the like) sensitive to light or other forms of radiant energy.
Immunologyto render sensitive to an antigenic substance.

v.i.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] sen′si•tise′.

sen′si•tiz′er, n.

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