Medical Dictionary

sensitizer

noun sen·si·tiz·er

Medical Definition of SENSITIZER

:  one that sensitizes: as a :  amboceptor b :  a substance that sensitizes the skin on first contact so that subsequent contact causes inflammation

Variants of SENSITIZER

sen·si·tiz·er also British sen·si·tis·er \-ər\

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