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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the process of reducing sensitivity;
- Example: "the patient was desensitized to the allergen"
[syn: desensitization, desensitisation]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

desensitization \desensitization\ n.
   the process of reducing or eliminating sensitivity.

   Syn: desensitisation.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

desensitization
    n 1: the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was
         desensitized to the allergen" [syn: desensitization,
         desensitisation]