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hypersensitivity

  • noun

Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy; hypersensation.

Other meanings

  1. The state of being easily offended or hurt.

Related words

  • antihypersensitivity
  • electrohypersensitivity
  • pseudohypersensitivity
  • hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  • sensory hypersensitivity

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This definition is adapted from “hypersensitivity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.