sensitization
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
Types & categories
- predisposition hypernym
- irritation hyponym
Related & opposite
- sensitise derivation
Sense 2 noun
(psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
Types & categories
- physical process hypernym
Related & opposite
- sensitize derivation
- psychology domain topic
Sense 3 noun
rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
Types & categories
- immunization hypernym
Related & opposite
- sensitise derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensitise |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | predisposition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | irritation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensitize |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical process |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensitise |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | immunization |