hypersensitize

hypersensitize
hypersensitization, n.
/huy'peuhr sen"si tuyz'/, v.t., hypersensitized, hypersensitizing.
1. Photog. to treat (a film or emulsion) so as to increase its speed.
2. Pathol. to strongly heighten a reaction upon reexposure to a particular antigen.
Also, esp. Brit., hypersensitise.
[1895-1900; HYPERSENSIT(IVE) + -IZE]

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