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A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
especially sensitive, especially to a stimulus
easily influenced or tricked; credulous
likely to be affected by something

He was susceptible to minor ailments.

easily under a specified power or influence
Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration
(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" easily impressed emotionally
easily impressed emotionally
{a} capable of admitting
{s} vulnerable, prone, liable to be affected by illness; emotionally sensitive, impressionable
likely to happen to; to take up, receive
Capable of being affected or infected (e g , body can be attacked by microorganisms and become ill)
Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart
If you are susceptible to a disease or injury, you are very likely to be affected by it. Walking with weights makes the shoulders very susceptible to injury = vulnerable
If you are susceptible to something or someone, you are very likely to be influenced by them. Young people are the most susceptible to advertisements James was extremely susceptible to flattery
(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
vulnerable to or potentially able to contract a disease Also refers to a microorganism that is vulnerable to the effects of a drug Contrast with resistant
able to be killed by a particular drug
(suss-sep-tib-ul) -- capable of being affected by, or influenced by
Prone to infection by parasites and pathogens
a crop that may be damaged or a weed that may be readily controlled by a recommended rate of herbicide
susceptive
susceptible to
{s} prone to; likely to be influenced
susceptibility
the condition of being susceptible; vulnerability
susceptibility
emotional sensitivity
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electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity)
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a specific capability of feeling or emotion
susceptibility
Specifically, capacity for deep feeling or emotional excitement; sensibility, in its broadest acceptation; impressibility; sensitiveness
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The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability of receiving impressions, or of being affected
susceptibility
{n} the quality or state of admitting
be susceptible to
be sensitive to -, be affected by -, be influenced by -
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The sensitivity to or degree to which a plant is injured by a herbicide treatment (See Tolerance )
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The degree to which a person is sensitive to a remedy or a disease
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The opposite of resistance The condition where an animal is unable to withstand the normally applied concentration of a chemical
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The ratio of the intensity of magnetization to the magnetizing force, referenced to the value for a vacuum
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The inability of plants to restrict the activities of a specified pest or pathogen Also, the inability to withstand a specific environmental or chemical stress
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The degree to which the equipment is affected or influenced by something, i e , how sensitive it is; vulnerable to harm
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  In electronic warfare, the degree to which electronic equipment is affected by electromagnetic energy radiated by an enemy's equipment, such as jamming transmitters   (188)
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A person's susceptibilities are feelings which can be easily hurt. I am well aware that in saying this I shall outrage a few susceptibilities. = sensibilities
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the state of being susceptible; easily affected
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Causing malfunction of a circuit by electromagnetic interference from external sources See EMC
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If you have a susceptibility to something unpleasant, you are likely to be affected by it. his increased susceptibility to infections. = vulnerability
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{i} vulnerability; emotional sensitivity; inability to resist a particular external influence, impressionability
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A measure of the degree to which a substance may be magnetized It is a ratio k of the intensity of magnetization I to the causative magnetic field H It is typically expressed in micro cgs units for oil and gas exploration work Susceptibility has been shown to be proportional to the volume percentage of magnetite contained in a rock Susceptibility contrast is the susceptibility difference between two rocks or geologic bodies See Density Contrast
susceptibly
in a susceptible manner, in a vulnerable manner
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