- hyposensitizing
- v. desensitize, reduce or diminish sensitivity (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hyposensitizing
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hyposensitize — hyposensitization, n. /huy peuh sen si tuyz /, v.t., hyposensitized, hyposensitizing. Med. to cause (a person) to become less sensitive to (a substance producing an allergic reaction); desensitize. Also, esp. Brit., hyposensitise. [1930 35; HYPO… … Universalium
hyposensitize — [hī΄pō sen′sə tīz΄] vt. hyposensitized, hyposensitizing [ HYPO + SENSITIZE] to treat with frequent, small injections of an antigen so as to decrease the symptoms of an allergy to that antigen hyposensitization n … English World dictionary
