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abirritate

v.
C2 Proficiency abir·ri·tate

v. to make something less sensitive or less likely to cause a reaction. In medicine, it often refers to reducing the body's response to a drug or a stimulus.

v. to reduce the sensitivity or reactivity of a system or substance. Often used in medical contexts to describe the process of making a drug less potent or a tissue less responsive to stimuli.


SIMPLE

The new treatment helps to abirritate the skin.

CONTEXTUAL

Doctors may prescribe certain medications to abirritate the nervous system and reduce chronic pain.

COMPLEX

The study suggests that prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation can abirritate the immune response, leading to a decreased ability to fight off subsequent infections.

Origin

From ab- + irritate.

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