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Answer for the clue "Extreme sensitivity ", 16 letters:
hypersensitivity

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Word definitions for hypersensitivity in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hypersensitivity (also called hypersensitivity reaction or intolerance ) is a set of undesirable reactions produced by the normal immune system, including allergies and autoimmunity . They are usually referred to as an over- reaction of the immune system ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. pathological sensitivity extreme sensitivity

Usage examples of hypersensitivity.

I had learned, in Arilinn, what it was to be a telepath, Comyn of our caste, gifted or cursed with the linking of minds and the hypersensitivity to the other minds around me.

While they had dinner he told Cathryn that there still was no sign of a delayed, cell-mediated hypersensitivity.