Synonyms & related words for hyposensitivity

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Words related to hyposensitivity

Explore words related to hyposensitivity — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hyposensitive, sensitivity, oversensitiveness, oversensitivity, esthesiometer, sensitiveness, hypersensitivity, supersensitivity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hyposensitivity come from?

The word hyposensitivity breaks down into 5 roots of Greek and Latin origin: hypo-, from Greek hypo (“under, below, deficient”); sens, from Latin sentire (“to feel, perceive”); -it, from Latin itus (“participial/adjective formative”); -iv, from Latin ivus (“tending to, capable of”); and -ity, from Latin itas (“state, quality, condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.