hyposensitize
hyposensitize — verb
- hyposensitizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- hyposensitizes3rd person singular
- hyposensitizing-ing form
- hyposensitizedpast simple
1. in medicine, to slowly make a person's body react less strongly to something the
in medicine, to slowly make a person's body react less strongly to something they are allergic to, usually by giving small repeated doses over months or years.
Dr. Padma decided to hyposensitize Ezra against bee stings after his second emergency room visit.
hyposensitize + [person] + against + [allergen]
The clinic uses tiny weekly injections to hyposensitize children who react badly to grass pollen.
typical method: weekly injections to + hyposensitize + [patient group]
It took almost three years of treatment to fully hyposensitize Andrei to cat dander.
Researchers are testing a pill that might hyposensitize patients to peanut protein within six months.
Allergists often hyposensitize hay-fever sufferers before the spring pollen season arrives.
- desensitize
broader; covers both allergy treatment and general loss of sensitivity (e.g. emotional)
- immunize
prevents infection by a pathogen, not allergic reactions to harmless substances
- sensitize
to make someone react more strongly, the opposite of this medical process
文法句型
hyposensitize + [person] + (against/to + allergen)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a doctor, clinic, or treatment; object is the patient or, less often, the immune system. Often paired with 'against' or 'to' plus the allergen. British-leaning spelling 'hyposensitise' also appears.