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hyposensitization |
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desensitizationor hyposensitizationTreatment to eliminate allergic reactions (see allergy) by injecting increasing strengths of purified extracts of the substance that causes the reaction. This creates special antibodies (blocking antibodies) in the patient's serum that combine with the allergen, blocking its reaction with allergic antibodies. Desensitization can also be required when a penicillin-sensitive person needs to be treated with penicillin. See also anaphylaxis, antigen. hyposensitization [¦hī·pō‚sen·səd·ə′zā·shən] (communications) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He gets allergy shots every 20 days
and gets his own home-cooked meals. But while many
children receive shots for allergies such as hay fever, they're
much less likely than adults to receive allergy shots against insect
venom--in part because many parents and doctors believe that children
typically outgrow this kind of allergy, says David B. Kepley foresees
GE2-based allergy treatments being injected like allergy shots currently
in use. |
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