the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
process noun (natural processes)
sensitizations
sensitisation [British spelling]
sensitize + -ation.
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a non-associative learning process in which repeated administrations of a stimulus results in the progressive amplification of a response.. Sensitization often is characterized by an enhancement of response to a whole class of stimuli in addition to... (37 of 549 words)
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an example of non-associative learning. Sensitization may also refer to: Sensitization (immunology), a concept in immunology | Sensitization effect, the creation of galvanic corrosion cells within the microstructure of an alloy | "Sensitized", a song... (33 of 59 words, 3 definitions)
the process of making someone aware of something | [medicine] the process of rendering an individual sensitive to a drug, allergen, etc | ... (21 of 307 words, 6 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
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the state or process of being sensitized. | [psychology] the process of becoming susceptible to a given stimulus that previously had no effect or ... (23 of 83 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
To make sensitive | To make (a film or plate) sensitive to light, especially to light of a specific wavelength. | To make hypersensitive or reactive ... (24 of 78 words, 4 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
[transitive] : cause (someone or something) to respond to certain stimuli; make sensitive | make (photographic film) sensitive to light | make (an ... (21 of 73 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)
[often passive] to make someone notice or understand a situation or problem | to make film for photographs sensitive to light (20 of 53 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
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to make sensitive or susceptible; specifically, | [photography] to make (a film or plate) sensitive to light, etc. | [immunology] to make (an ... (21 of 38 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
the action or process of sensitizing | the quality or state of being sensitized (as to an antigen) (17 of 31 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
The process of making something sensitive. (6 of 7 words)
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result | a series of changes that happen naturally | a method of producing goods in a factory ... (28 of 131 words, 3 definitions, 10 usage examples, pronunciations)
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/ˈprəʊ.ses/ /ˈprɑː-/ to deal with documents in an official way | /ˈprəʊ.ses/ /ˈprɑː-/ If a computer processes information, it performs a particular ... (21 of 84 words, 4 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
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/prəˈses/ [formal] to walk slowly (5 of 20 words, 1 usage example)
in law, the rules that govern the obtaining of legal redress. This article deals only with civil procedure in Anglo-American law (for criminal ... (23 of 58 words)
a series of actions directed toward a specific aim | a series of natural occurrences that produce change or development | the entire proceedings in a ... (24 of 308 words, 16 definitions, pronunciation)
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to move forward in a procession (6 of 37 words, pronunciation)
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Origin: sensitize + -ation.
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Origin: sensitive + -ize.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sensitize
Origin: the Latin suffix -ātiō, an alternative form of -tiō (from whence -tion).
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