susceptibility
- noun
- /səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/
- It's affecting people with high susceptibility.
- hypnotic susceptibility
- drug susceptibility
- susceptibility to disease
I think we have to assume that, you know, susceptibility to infections is higher.
- I think we have to assume that, you know, susceptibility to infections is higher.
- And when you consume more seed oils, the the susceptibility of your LDL to oxidize goes up.
- And that means that there must be some mechanism for resilience or, or susceptibility to stress.
- And she's shown a correlation between the concentration of that, you know, microbiome produced molecule and disease susceptibility.
- So, so let's say, let's say you've got, you've got a susceptibility to develop.
- So we will be seeing a shift from urban to rural areas because of the susceptibility population quite possibly.
- So again, I think like most things in mental health, it's really complicated to understand susceptibility windows.
- We're really seeing that those that ovarian susceptibility to egg quality and quantity happens in that beetle development.
Examples
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32-34 Poverty, malnutrition, and hunger may increase susceptibility to infection, disease, and severity of clinical outcome.
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Subjects aged 18-25 were surveyed regarding their beliefs about susceptibility to getting AIDS.
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These are all ways for us to decrease more susceptibility to cancer.
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And some people may have susceptibility to get these diseases, whether it's cancer or any other disease.
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I think we have to assume that, you know, susceptibility to infections is higher.
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Recent research has revealed that genetic factors may influence an individual's susceptibility to meningitis.
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Individual patients vary widely in their susceptibility to both the benefits and side effects of antidepressant drugs.
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However, CDC data suggest that patients suffering from chronic diseases have increased susceptibility to complications.
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A principal benefit is that estrogen helps to prevent bone deterioration and susceptibility to breaks.
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Recent research has revealed that genetic factors may influence an individual's susceptibility to meningitis.
Synonyms
A state of being easily harmed physically or emotionally
How easily a living thing gets harmed or infected
A tendency to do or experience something, often something bad
Able to change opinions or plans easily
Being easily affected or influenced by something
Being easily influenced by other people's feelings or ideas
A tendency to be easily influenced by other people or things that happen
Being easily affected by feelings and aware of others' emotions
A state of very strong reaction to physical or emotional things
Antonyms
How Susceptible
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
susceptibility = susceptible (transparent) = susceptible + ity
The noun is formed transparently from the adjective 'susceptible' with the standard suffix '-ity' meaning a state or quality.
Etymology
Susceptibility comes from an old Latin verb suscipere, made of sub- 'under' and capere 'to take', so it originally meant 'to take in'. You can see the same 'take' root in accept, and that's why someone with high susceptibility easily 'takes in' influences, illness, or praise.