| sensitize |
This term is used to describe the process of exposure to a substance that may render a person sensitive to the substance, or easily acted on by the sun. A sensitization reaction is characterized by a severe response that is not seen upon initial application of the product. After several applications, the consumer discontinues use of the product with no adverse effects. ...
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| sensitized |
Made photo-sensitive. Photo-sensitive paper for making prints has been "sensitized."
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| sensitized |
being immunized, or able to mount an immune response, against an antigen by previous exposure to that antigen
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| sensitizer |
A substance that may cause no reaction in a person during initial exposures, but afterwards, further exposures will cause an allergic response to the substance.
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| sensitized c. |
1. a cell that has been primed (immunologically activated by an antigen). 2. an antibody-coated cell used in complement fixation tests.
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