susceptible /sus·cep·ti·ble/ (sŭ-sep´tĭ-b'l)
susceptible
susceptible,
susceptible
1. readily affected or acted upon.
2. lacking immunity or resistance and thus at risk of infection.
sus·cep·ti·ble (s -s p t-bl)adj. 1. Likely to be affected with a disease, infection, or condition. 2. Especially sensitive; highly impressionable. sus·cep  ti·bili·ty (s-spt-b l-t ) n. |
susceptible
[səsep′tibəl]
Etymology: L, suscipere, to undertake
being predisposed, liable, or sensitive to the effects of an infectious disease, allergen, or other pathogenic agent; lacking immunity or resistance.
susceptible,
adj the opposite of immune; having little resistance to disease.
susceptible
readily affected or acted upon; lacking immunity or resistance.
susceptible
adjective 1. At risk of infection by a pathogen 2. Able to be killed by a particular drug
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