sensitisation

indénombrable

A noun referring to the process of becoming sensitive or responsive to a stimulus, such as an antigen or an emotional event, or the state resulting from this process.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le processus par lequel un organisme ou un système devient sensible ou réactif à un stimulus, tel qu'un antigène ou un événement émotionnel, ou l'état résultant de ce processus.

1. Immune response C1 formal medical

   The process by which an organism becomes sensitive to an antigen, often through initial exposure.

   • Sensitisation to pollen can cause allergic reactions.
   • The patient developed sensitisation after repeated exposure to the chemical.
   • Doctors monitor sensitisation levels in allergy treatments.

   🇫🇷sensibilisation immunitaire

   Synonymes: immunizationpriming

2. Psychological sensitivity C1 formal

   The process of becoming increasingly responsive to specific emotional events or stimuli.

   • Sensitisation to criticism can lead to anxiety.
   • Therapy helps reduce emotional sensitisation to past trauma.
   • Repeated exposure to stress can cause sensitisation in the nervous system.

   🇫🇷Sensibilisation psychologique

   Antonymes: desensitisationinsensitivitynumbness

3. Medical induction C2 formal medical

   The process of rendering an organism sensitive to a serum through a series of injections.

   • Sensitisation is achieved through gradual doses of the serum.
   • The protocol involves a controlled sensitisation procedure.
   • Sensitisation to the vaccine requires careful monitoring.

   🇫🇷Sensibilisation (médicale)

   Synonymes: sensitizationsensitizing

• sensitisation plural form
• sensitizations plural form
• sensitisation' possessive plural form
• sensitizations' possessive plural form
• sensitisation's possessive singular form
• sensitization's possessive singular form