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DESENSITISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of reducing sensitivity
Example:
the patient was desensitized to the allergen
Synonyms:
desensitisation; desensitization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("desensitisation" is a kind of...):
decrease; decrement (a process of becoming smaller or shorter)
Derivation:
desensitise (make insensitive)
desensitise (cause not to be sensitive)
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