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Definition of Sensitisation

1. Noun. The state of being sensitive (as to an antigen).

2. Noun. (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations).

3. Noun. Rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections.

Definition of Sensitisation

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Medical Definition of Sensitisation

1. 1. The administration of antigen to induce a primary immune response, priming, immunisation. 2. The exposure to allergen that results in the development of hypersensitivity. 3. The coating of erythrocytes with antibody so that they are subject to lysis by complement in the presence of homologous antigen, the first stage of a complement fixation test. (13 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensitisation

sensify sensigenous sensile sensilla sensillae sensillum sensimeter sensing sensings sensing element

sensism sensisms sensist sensists sensitisation (current term) sensitisation (current term) sensitisations sensitise sensitise sensitised

sensitised antigen sensitised cell sensitised culture sensitiser sensitiser sensitises sensitising sensitive sensitive sensitively

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