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insusceptibility

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insusceptibility /in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty/ (in″sah-sep″tĭ-bil´it-e) the state of being unaffected; immunity.
in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty (ns-spt-bl-t)
n.
The state or condition of not being susceptible to a disease or infection; immunity.
insus·cepti·ble adj.
insusceptibility [in″sŭ-sep″tĭ-bil´ĭ-te]
the state of being unaffected or uninfluenced; immunity.
insusceptibility
the state of being unaffected or uninfluenced; may result from genetic resistance or from immunity.
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