Noun
the process of reducing sensitivity
Source: WordNetthe patient was desensitized to the allergen Source: Internet
Alternative medicine An experimental treatment, enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD), has been tried for decades but is not generally accepted as effective. Source: Internet
Barber et al. noted that similar factors appeared to mediate the response both to hypnotism and to cognitive behavioural therapy, in particular systematic desensitization. Source: Internet
Domoic acid has a very strong affinity for these receptors, which results in excitotoxicity initiated by an integrative action on ionotropic glutamate receptors at both sides of the synapse blocking the channel from rapid desensitization. Source: Internet
Hypnotherapy Hypnotherapy can be used alone and in conjunction with systematic desensitization to treatment phobias. citation Hypnotherapy can help people with phobias, resolve their issue, by uncovering the underlying cause of the phobia. Source: Internet
Alternative medicine Eye movement desensitization and reprogramming (EMDR) has been studied as a possible treatment for agoraphobia, with poor results. Source: Internet