Meaning

noun the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)

noun (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)

noun rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

originEtymology tree English sensitive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sensitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old…

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