adjective
- made less sensitive or responsive to a stimulus, allergen, or irritant through repeated or gradual exposure
Usage: medical/scientific context; often used in immunology and allergy treatment
Examples
- After months of immunotherapy, the patient became hyposensitized to pollen allergens.
- The hyposensitized immune system no longer reacted severely to the trigger.
- Repeated low-dose exposure left her hyposensitized to the chemical irritant.
- The treatment aimed to leave him hyposensitized to shellfish proteins.
- A hyposensitized nervous system showed reduced pain response to the stimulus.