hypersensitive
hy·per·sen·si·tive / ˌhīpərˈsensitiv/ • adj. abnormally or excessively sensitive, either psychologically or in physical response.DERIVATIVES: hy·per·sen·si·tive·ness n.hy·per·sen·si·tiv·i·ty / -ˌsensiˈtivitē/ n.
hypersensitive
hypersensitive (hy-per-sen-si-tiv) adj. prone to respond abnormally to the presence of a particular antigen, which may cause a variety of tissue reactions ranging from serum sickness to an allergy (such as hay fever) or, at the severest, to anaphylactic shock (see anaphylaxis). See also allergy, immunity.
—hypersensitivity n.
—hypersensitivity n.
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