Anaphylaxis is the syndrome elicited in a hypersensitive subject upon subsequent exposure to the sensitizing antigen.
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Sensitize
Synonyms for "sensitize" (14 found)
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Verb(2 words)
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17 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- правя чувствителен verb (to make sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli)
Catalan
2 entries- sensibilitzar verb (to make sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli)
- sensibilitzar verb (to make increasingly aware of)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 使意识到 verb (to make increasingly aware of)
Czech
1 entries- senzibilizovat verb (to make increasingly aware of)
Finnish
3 entries- herkistyä verb (to make increasingly aware of)
- herkistää verb (to make sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli)
- herkistää verb (to make increasingly aware of)
German
2 entries- sensibilisieren verb (to make sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli)
- sensibilisieren verb (to make increasingly aware of)
Hungarian
3 entries- szenzitizál verb (to make increasingly aware of)
- érzékennyé tesz verb (to make sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli)
- érzékenyít verb (to make increasingly aware of)
Italian
1 entries- sensibilizzare verb (to make increasingly aware of)
Romanian
2 entries- sensibiliza verb (to make sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli)
- sensibiliza verb (to make increasingly aware of)
Spanish
1 entries- sensibilizar verb (to make increasingly aware of)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Great emphasis should be placed on sensitizing the hands to the feel of the water, and the hands should remain sensitized throughout the workout.[…]Swimmers should sensitize the hands at the beginning of every workout by swimming the first 200 meters with their fists tightly clenched.
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BRCA1 sensitizes cells to apoptosis induced by antimicrotubulin agents like taxanes and vinca alkaloids and also abrogates the effect of DNA-damaging agents like cisplatin and etoposide [ 41 ].
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Again, I strongly recommend that you sensitize your collodion-coated plates in a tank, rather than a tray, as it is safer, cleaner, and more process-efficient.
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