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Definition of susceptibility
susceptibilities
1 : the quality or state of being susceptible; especially : lack of ability to resist some extraneous agent (such as a pathogen or drug) : sensitivity
2a : a susceptible temperament or constitutionb susceptibilities plural : feelings, sensibilities
3a : the ratio of the magnetization in a substance to the corresponding magnetizing forceb : the ratio of the electric polarization to the electric intensity in a polarized dielectric
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Examples of susceptibility in a Sentence
A weak immune system causes increased susceptibility to disease.
his aunt's unfortunate susceptibility to viruses meant she was nearly always sick
Recent Examples of susceptibility from the Web
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Still, no one knows whether bulimia causes such changes in the brain or whether such differences in the brain are associated with susceptibility to bulimia, Ely said.
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Some elected Democrats don't think Perry is doing enough to address the electric grid's susceptibility to hacking.
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Scientists took the standard antibiotic susceptibility test and added sodium bicarbonate.
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Do not irrigate after establishment, as irrigation will increase disease susceptibility and lower fruit quality.
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Since her diagnosis, Gallagher said she's been unable to continue her work as a teacher at Langley Park McCormick Elementary School in Hyattsville because of the susceptibility to infections from the chemo.
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Most important: keeping your new body art clean and covered while the skin has a heightened susceptibility to bacterial infection.
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Now, there is some evidence that hormones produced at certain stages of the pregnancy can affect cancer susceptibility of breast tissues.
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First Known Use of susceptibility
1644
SUSCEPTIBILITY Defined for English Language Learners
susceptibility
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: the state of being easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something
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susceptibilities : a person's feelings
Medical Dictionary
susceptibility
playMedical Definition of susceptibility
susceptibilities
1: the quality or state of being susceptible : the state of being predisposed to, sensitive to, or of lacking the ability to resist something (as a pathogen, familial disease, or a drug) : sensitivity
2a: the ratio of the magnetization in a substance to the corresponding magnetizing force—see paramagneticb: the ratio of the electric polarization to the electric intensity in a polarized dielectric
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