hyposensitize

(hī′pō sen′sə tīz′)

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

Origin: hypo- + sensitize

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transitive verb hy·po·sen·si·tized, hy·po·sen·si·tiz·ing, hy·po·sen·si·tiz·es

To make less sensitive, as to an allergen; desensitize.

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