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hyposensitize definition

hypo·sen·si·tize (hī′pō sen′sə tīz′)

transitive verb hyposensitized -·tized′, hyposensitizing -·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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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