desensitization

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

   Syn: desensitisation.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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