susceptibility

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Synonyms: unsusceptibility, insusceptibility

Antonyms: unsusceptibility, insusceptibility

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The condition of being [[susceptible]]; [[vulnerability]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A way in which one is susceptible.
3. [[emotional]] [[sensitivity]].
4. {{senseid|en|vulnerability of a pathogen to treatment}} {{lb|en|biology|medicine|of a {{l|en|pathogen}}}} Being {{l|en|vulnerable}} to a treatment (usually an {{l|en|antibiotic}} or {{l|en|antifungal}}); also, the {{l|en|degree}} of such {{l|en|vulnerability}} (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong).
5. {{lb|en|physics}} electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a [[dielectric]] polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare [[permittivity]]).

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