sensitisation
(noun)
noun
1. the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
Similar word(s): sensitization
Definition categories: state, predisposition, sensitivity
2. (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
Similar word(s): sensitization
Definition categories: process
3. rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
Similar word(s): sensitising, sensitization, sensitizing
Definition categories: act, immunization