Etymology

hyposensitization

Today it means: A form of immunotherapy in which the patient is vaccinated with progressively larger doses of an allergen to which they have been diagnosed as being sensitive. Full definition →

English sensitization ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishsensitive
  6. Englishsensitize
  7. Englishsensitization
  8. English todayhyposensitization

From hypo- + sensitization.

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