Definition of "sensitization" [sensitization]

• The process of making something sensitive. (noun)

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• "Just like Chrysanthemum pyrethrins, it can cause skin sensitization (rash) in certain people."
• "This sensitization is unpredictable based on frequency or duration of freon abuse."
• "The association between soy consumption and peanut sensitization is not causal but merely a result of preferential use of soy milk in infants with a personal or family history of cow's milk allergy."