hyposensitization

English

Etymology

From hypo- +‎ sensitization.

Noun

hyposensitization (countable and uncountable, plural hyposensitizations)

  1. (medicine) A form of immunotherapy in which the patient is vaccinated with progressively larger doses of an allergen to which they have been diagnosed as being sensitive.

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