sensitization

/sen-si-tuh-zey-shuhn/US // ˌsɛn sɪ təˈzeɪ ʃən //

敏化,感化,致敏,致敏性

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the state or process of being sensitized.
- : Psychology. the process of becoming susceptible to a given stimulus that previously had no effect or significance.
- : Immunology. a state or condition in which a previously encountered foreign substance triggers an immune reaction.an immunologic state or condition that is evidenced by the acquired ability of a cell or individual to detect the presence of a foreign substance upon reexposure to the substance and to react immunologically.

Call the old tubercular diathesis a sensitization and you have made it the most modern of modern discoveries.
What if gout should prove to be a sensitization or anaphylaxis to uric acid that does not exist in the non-gouty?
In a great many cases the greater part of the discomfort is due to over-sensitization and over-attention.
Its subsequent injection at any point in the skin gives rise to a local expression of systematic sensitization.
Whether there is what may be termed a peculiar sensitization of milk following pasteurization, has not been definitely shown.