oversensitized

comparative more oversensitized · superlative most oversensitized

1. Excessively sensitized.

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   There are three theories about what caused the cardiac arrest, Kramp said: The inhalant could have oversensitized the patient’s heart, which can make any subsequent stress, like getting caught by a parent, cause cardiac arrest. Also, inhalants decrease the strength of contraction of the heart muscle.

   2018 November 15, Nina Avramova, “19-year-old dies after inhaling deodorant spray to get high”, in CNN