Desensitisation (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of reducing sensitivityplay

Example:

the patient was desensitized to the allergen

Synonyms:

desensitisation; desensitization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("desensitisation" is a kind of...):

decrease; decrement (a process of becoming smaller or shorter)

Derivation:

desensitise (make insensitive)

desensitise (cause not to be sensitive)

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