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dishabituation

noun dis·ha·bit·u·a·tion \ˌdis-hə-ˌbich-ə-ˈwā-shən\

Medical Definition of DISHABITUATION

:  restoration to full strength of a response that has become weakened by habituation
dis·ha·bit·u·ate \-ˈbich-ə-ˌwāt\ verb, dis·ha·bit·u·at·ed dis·ha·bit·u·at·ing

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