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susceptible
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susceptible /sus·cep·ti·ble/ (sŭ-sep´tĭ-b'l)
1. readily affected or acted upon.
2. lacking immunity or resistance and thus at risk of infection.
sus·cep·ti·ble (s-spt-bl)
adj.
1. Likely to be affected with a disease, infection, or condition.
2. Especially sensitive; highly impressionable.
sus·cepti·bili·ty (s-spt-bl-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 [sŭ-sep´tĭ-b'l]
readily affected or acted upon; 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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