Hyposensitive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having abnormally low sensitivity.

    "Compared to controls, larval EcR mutants were hyposensitive to both thermal (Fig 2A) and mechanical (Fig 3A) stimulation."

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"Compared to controls, larval EcR mutants were hyposensitive to both thermal (Fig 2A) and mechanical (Fig 3A) stimulation."

Etymology

From hypo- + sensitive.

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