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cross-sensitization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
cross-sen-si-ti-za-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenomenon in which sensitization to a stimulus is generalized to a related stimulus, resulting in the amplification of a particular response to both the original stimulus and the related stimulus.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

cross-sensitizations (plural)

Questions

What does cross-sensitization mean?
A phenomenon in which sensitization to a stimulus is generalized to a related stimulus, resulting in the amplification of a particular response to both the original stimulus and the related stimulus.

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