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sensitisation

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Noun1.sensitisation - the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
sensitization
irritation - (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"
predisposition, sensitivity - susceptibility to a pathogen
2.sensitisation - (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
sensitization
physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
3.sensitisation - rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
sensitising, sensitizing, sensitization
immunisation, immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
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If need be the planned offensive should be delayed and the forces involved put through special sensitisation training that ensures that they do not handle the local people in a manner that alienates them.
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Nicolaou said: "Granting this man asylum was the first significant example of sensitisation towards the matter of discrimination against homosexual people and the persecution they suffer due to their sexual orientation.
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Prof Sheikh, who advises the Government on allergy issues, said: "These findings provide strong supporting evidence that, at least in a subset of those with allergic problems, the filaggrin gene defect may be the fundamental predisposing factor not only for the development of eczema but also for initial sensitisation and progression of allergic disease.
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