oversensitized

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ sensitized.

Adjective

oversensitized (comparative more oversensitized, superlative most oversensitized)

  1. Excessively sensitized.
    • 2018 November 15, Nina Avramova, “19-year-old dies after inhaling deodorant spray to get high”, in CNN‎[1]:
      There are three theories about what caused the cardiac arrest, Kramp said: The inhalant could have oversensitized the patient’s heart, which can make any subsequent stress, like getting caught by a parent, cause cardiac arrest. Also, inhalants decrease the strength of contraction of the heart muscle.
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