[CH] Immunity.
Clyde A Dodge (arnie708@Juno.com)
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 05:08:52 -0800
I believe the use of the word immunity or immunize with respect to
the effect of reduced pain from capsaisin is incorrect. Immunity is
defined as the freedom from some disease or something unpleasant, such as
a legal obligation. Since capsaisin is not a threat to bodily health,
such as small-pox or infantile paralysis, it would seem that a better
choice of words would be insensitivity or to insensitize. Just my 2
cents worth.
It might be interesting to learn if this insensitivity is permanent
or if it wears off after a period of disuse. But it may be wrong to ask
Chile-Heads about that as they would never experince a period of disuse.
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