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hyposensitize Definition

hypo·sen·si·tize (hī′pō sen′sə tīz′)

transitive verb -·tized′, -·tiz′·ing

to treat with frequent, small injections of an antigen so as to decrease the symptoms of an allergy to that antigen

Etymology: hypo- + sensitize

hyposensitize Related Forms
hy′po·sen′·si·ti·za′·tion noun