hy·per·sus·cep·ti·ble
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Definition of hypersusceptible
: extremely or excessively susceptible : hypersensitive sense 2
bacterial strains hypersusceptible to fluoroquinolone
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hypersusceptibility
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ˌhī-pər-sə-ˌsep-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē
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noun
hypersusceptibility of immunocompromised patients to lung infection
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