English Explanatory Dictionary

hypersensitivity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy; hypersensation.
  2. The state of being easily offended or hurt.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hypersensitivity hypersensitivities

Etymology

From hyper- + sensitivity.

Related words

hypersensitive

Derived words

antihypersensitivity electrohypersensitivity electromagnetic hypersensitivity human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity hypersensitivity pneumonitis pseudohypersensitivity sensory hypersensitivity type 1 hypersensitivity
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