cross-sensitization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phenomenon in which sensitization to a stimulus is generalized to a related stimulus, resulting in the amplification of a particular response to both the original stimulus and the related stimulus.

Word forms

cross-sensitization cross-sensitizations
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