Term: desensitization technique: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
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Candidate hypernym: lansoprazole: antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach → 0
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