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What mean sensitivity??


Answers: Sensitization- Rendering sensitive. Persons may become sensitive to a variety of substances which may be food (e.g., shellfish), bacteria, plants, chemical substances, drugs, sera, etc. Liability is much greater in some persons than others. Sensitizing agent acts as an antigen leading to antibodies in the blood.
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Definition of Sensitivity

Sensitivity: 1. In psychology, the quality of being sensitive. As, for example, sensitivity training, training in small groups to develop a sensitive awareness and understanding of oneself and of ones relationships with others. 2. In disease epidemiology, the ability of a system to detect epidemics and other changes in disease occurrence. 3. In screening for a disease, the proportion of persons with the disease who are correctly identified by a screening test. 4. In the definition of a disease, the proportion of persons with the disease who are correctly identified by defined criteria.


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