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DESENSITIZING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does desensitizing mean? 

DESENSITIZING (adjective)
  The adjective DESENSITIZING has 1 sense:

1. making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuliplay

  Familiarity information: DESENSITIZING used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DESENSITIZING (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

Synonyms:

desensitising; desensitizing

Similar:

numbing (causing numbness or insensitivity)

Attribute:

predisposition; sensitivity (susceptibility to a pathogen)

Antonym:

sensitizing (making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli)


 Context examples 


As with many cell-surface receptors, activation of the EGF receptor can result in receptor internalization through receptor-mediated endocytosis, desensitizing further receptor signaling.

(EGF Receptor Downregulation by CBL Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)



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