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hypersensitised

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Adj.1.hypersensitised - having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)hypersensitised - having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"


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If a woman suffers pain at a time when her hormones make her sensitive, she can become hypersensitised and develop chronic pain even after the stimulus is gone," says Dr Legato.
Although most of us can be stung many times during a lifetime without getting a severe reaction, a few people become hypersensitised after three or four stings.
 
 
 
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