1) Predisposition 2) Sensitisation 3) Sensitivity 4) The state of being sensitive
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1) Sensitisation
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- the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
- rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
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Sensitization is a non-associative learning process in which repeated administrations of a stimulus results in the progressive amplification of a response. Sensitization often is characterized by an enhancement of response to a whole class of stimuli in addition to the one that is repeated. For example, repetition of a painful stimulus may make on...
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[immunology] In immunology, the term sensitization is used for the following concepts: Those particles themselves are biologically inactive except for serving as antigens against the primary antibodies or as carriers of the antigens. When antibodies are used in the preparation, they are bound to the erythrocyte or particles in their Fab reg...
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Immune response whereby individuals become
hypersensitive to substances, pollen, dandruff, or other agents that make them develop a potentially...
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1. administration of antigen to induce a primary immune response; priming; immunization. 2. exposure to allergen that results in the development of hypersensitivity. 3. the coating of erythrocytes with antibody so that they are subject to lysis by complement in the presence of homologous antigen, the first stage of a complement fixation test.
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A change in behavior or biological response by an organism that is produced by delivering a strong, generally noxious, stimulus.
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(from the article `human disease`) ...of an endotoxin, a harmful chemical substance that is liberated only after disintegration of the micro-organism (as in typhoid, caused by ... The effect of habituation is to eliminate unnecessary responses, but the main function of learning has usually been thought to be the production of ... Ano...
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(from the article `luminescence`) Another energy-transfer mechanism is referred to as sensitization: a calcium carbonate phosphor (rhombohedral CaCO3/Mn), for example, emits orange ...
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In austenitic stainless steels the precipitation of chromium carbides, usually at grain boundaries, on exposure to temperatures of about 550 to 850 ºC (about 1000 to 1550 ºF), leaving the grain boundaries depleted of chromium and therefore susceptible to preferential attack by a corroding (oxidizing) medium.
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Immunization, especially with reference to antigens (immunogens) not associated with infection; the induction of acquired sensitivity or of allergy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(sen″sĭ-tĭ-za´shәn) immunization. exposure to allergen that results in the development of hypersensitivity. the coating of erythrocytes with antibody so that they are subject to lysis by complement in the presence of homologous antigen, the first stage of a complement fi...
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In austenitic stainless steels the precipitation of chromium carbides, usually at grain boundaries, on exposure to temperatures of about 550 to 850 ºC (about 1000 to 1550 ºF), leaving the grain boundaries depleted of chromium and therefore susceptible to preferential attack by a corroding (oxidizing) medium
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This is the term applied to the exposure to a substance (allergen) which provokes a response in the immune system such that disease symptoms will ensue on subsequent encounters with the same substance. See hypersensitivity, immune system.
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A state of heightened responsiveness, usually referring to the state of an animal after primary challenge with an antigen. The term is frequently used in the context of hypersensitivity.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sen′si-ti-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Immunization, especially with reference to antigens (immunogens) not associated with infection; the induction of acquired sensitivity or of allergy. 2. In substance use/abuse parlance, the increased response seen to subsequent administration of the substance. &nbs...
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[
n] - the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) 2. [n] - (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
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sensitization The action or process of sensitizing.
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sensitisation noun (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
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The phenomenon in austenitic stainless steels that causes a change to occur in the grain boundaries when heated in the general range of 850 to 1475 degree F. This change destroys the passivity in these locations.
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the process of becoming highly responsive to situations
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