heterologous desensitization

noun

The unresponsiveness of cells to one or more agonists to which they are normally responsive.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounheterologous desensitization (countable and uncountable, plural heterologous desensitizations)

plural heterologous desensitizations

  1. countableuncountableThe unresponsiveness of cells to one or more agonists to which they are normally responsive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cross-desensitization
Cite this entry
APA

heterologous desensitization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterologous%20desensitization

MLA

“heterologous desensitization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterologous%20desensitization. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterologous desensitization,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterologous%20desensitization.

Source: heterologous desensitization on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.