sensitization
(sĕn″sĭ-tĭ-zā′shŭn)
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1. The production by B lymphocytes of specific antibodies and by T lymphocytes of specific cellular reactions to a foreign antigen. When the antigen is encountered again, an immune response occurs. The production of antibodies by B lymphocytes or the activation of T lymphocytes when an allergen is first encountered. When the allergen is encountered again, an abnormal immune response occurs.
SEE: hypersensitivity.
2. The process of making a person susceptible to a substance by repeated injections of it.
SYN: SEE: sensibilization.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Sensitization." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731048/all/sensitization.
Sensitization. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731048/all/sensitization. Accessed January 4, 2025.
Sensitization. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731048/all/sensitization
Sensitization [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 04]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731048/all/sensitization.
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