hyposensitive

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adjective

Having abnormally low sensitivity.

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Meanings

adjectivehyposensitive (comparative more hyposensitive, superlative most hyposensitive)

comparative more hyposensitive · superlative most hyposensitive

  1. Having abnormally low sensitivity.

    Compared to controls, larval EcR mutants were hyposensitive to both thermal (Fig 2A) and mechanical (Fig 3A) stimulation.

    2015 October 24, “Steroid Receptor Isoform Expression in Drosophila Nociceptor Neurons Is Required for Normal Dendritic Arbor and Sensitivity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hypo- + sensitive.

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APA

hyposensitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposensitive

MLA

“hyposensitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposensitive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyposensitive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposensitive.

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