Desensitization — can refer to: Desensitization (telecommunications) Desensitization (medicine) Desensitization (psychology) Desensitization of explosives, see Phlegmatized This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
desensitization — n. the process of reducing or eliminating sensitivity. Syn: desensitisation. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desensitization — /dee sen si teuh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of desensitizing. 2. Physiol., Med. the elimination or reduction of natural or acquired reactivity or sensitivity to an external stimulus, as an allergen. 3. Psychiatry. a behavior… … Universalium
desensitization — 1. The reduction or abolition of allergic sensitivity or reactions to the specific antigen (allergen). SYN: antianaphylaxis. 2. The act of removing an emotional complex. SYN: hyposensitization. hete … Medical dictionary
desensitization — noun see desensitize … New Collegiate Dictionary
desensitization — (de sen si ti za shun) To make a sensitized or hypersensitive individual insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent … Dictionary of microbiology
desensitization — In a general sense: see adaptation. Immunologically, the term is used to mean the administration of a graded series of doses of an antigen to which there is an immediate hypersensitivity response. The technique is used in the treatment of allergy … Dictionary of molecular biology
desensitization — noun The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation … Wiktionary
Desensitization (psychology) — Intervention MeSH D003887 In psychology, desensitization (also called inurement) is a process for mitigating the harmful effects of phobias or other disorders. It also occurs when an emotion … Wikipedia
Desensitization (medicine) — Intervention ICD 9 CM 99.12 MeSH D003888 OPS 301 code … Wikipedia
Desensitization (telecommunications) — For telecommunications, desensitization is a form of electromagnetic interference where a radio receiver is unable to receive a weak radio signal that it might otherwise be able to receive when there is no interference. This is caused by a nearby … Wikipedia