Hypersensitivity (disambiguation)

Hypersensitivity (also called hypersensitivity reaction or intolerance) is a set of undesirable reactions produced by the normal immune system, including allergies and autoimmunity.

Hypersensitivity or hypersensitive may also refer to:

• Hypersensitivity, or Sensory Processing Sensitivity, a psychological condition relating to sensitivity to processing information.
• Hypersensitization, a cellular increase in the expression of a specific receptor
• Dentin hypersensitivity, a cause of dental pain
• Hyperesthesia, abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli of the sense
• Electromagnetic hypersensitivity
• Hypersensitive, a music album
• Hypersensitive response, infection defense in plants
• Hypersensitive site, a region in chromatin
• Sensory overload, experiencing overstimulation
• Sensory processing disorder (SPD), a medical condition relating to abnormal multisensory integration

See also

• Supersensitivity (disambiguation)