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the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)

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  1. n. the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
  2. n. (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
  3. n. rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
  4. n:100 n. the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) n. (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)