Definition of Sensitisation

Noun: sensitisation ,sen-si-tu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,sen-si-tI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: sensitization)

The state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
- sensitization
(psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
- sensitization
Rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
- sensitizing, sensitising [Brit], sensitization