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Definition of Desensitization

1. Noun. The process of reducing sensitivity. "The patient was desensitized to the allergen"

Definition of Desensitization

1. Noun. The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation. ¹

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Definition of Desensitization

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Medical Definition of Desensitization

1. 1. The reduction or abolition of allergic sensitivity or reactions to the specific antigen (allergen). Synonym: ananaphylaxis, antianaphylaxis. 2. The act of removing an emotional complex. Synonym: hyposensitization. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Desensitization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Epidemiology and public health: a text and reference book for physicians by Victor Clarence Vaughan (1922)
"... in which the condition of desensitization apparently extends through two or more years; but cases of this kind are so rare that they need not count. ..."

2. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Since the danger of specific desensitization lies largely in the possibility of severe or even fatal shock, nonspecific desensitization might be of ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"A fundamental process in neurosecretion is desensitization, or a declining response to a stimulus. The response of chromaffin cells to continuous nicotinic ..."

4. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"desensitization was blocked by mecamylamine, a nicotinic antagonist, ... Cross-desensitization to nicotine was investigated by pretreating mice with ..."

5. Therapeutic Gazette (1921)
"desensitization does not follow injection of the proteins or feeding in slowly ... desensitization to pollen can almost invariably be brought about by the ..."

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