Susceptibility
noun
Being easily affected or harmed by something.
Her susceptibility to common colds always bothered her during winters.
Often appears as...
- susceptibility to disease
- increased susceptibility
noun
A tendency to be influenced emotionally.
His susceptibility to flattery made him an easy target for manipulation.
Often appears as...
- emotional susceptibility
- susceptibility to influence
noun
Capability of a material to become magnetized.
The susceptibility of iron to magnetization is far greater than that of aluminum.
Often appears as...
- magnetic susceptibility
- susceptibility of metal
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Technical
noun
Being easily affected or harmed by something.
Her susceptibility to common colds always bothered her during winters.
Often appears as...
- susceptibility to disease
- increased susceptibility
noun
A tendency to be influenced emotionally.
His susceptibility to flattery made him an easy target for manipulation.
Often appears as...
- emotional susceptibility
- susceptibility to influence
noun
Capability of a material to become magnetized.
The susceptibility of iron to magnetization is far greater than that of aluminum.
Often appears as...
- magnetic susceptibility
- susceptibility of metal
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Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Weakness
Refers to a body's weak defense against illnesses or conditions.
Due to his susceptibility, he avoided crowded places during flu season.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually suggests a disadvantage or a propensity to negative outcomes.
The plant's susceptibility to frost damage made it unsuitable for cold climates.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Its meaning can change based on the context; could relate to health, emotions, etc.
The country's economic susceptibility left it vulnerable to the global financial crisis.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Weakness
Refers to a body's weak defense against illnesses or conditions.
Due to his susceptibility, he avoided crowded places during flu season.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually suggests a disadvantage or a propensity to negative outcomes.
The plant's susceptibility to frost damage made it unsuitable for cold climates.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Its meaning can change based on the context; could relate to health, emotions, etc.
The country's economic susceptibility left it vulnerable to the global financial crisis.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Weakness
Refers to a body's weak defense against illnesses or conditions.
Due to his susceptibility, he avoided crowded places during flu season.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually suggests a disadvantage or a propensity to negative outcomes.
The plant's susceptibility to frost damage made it unsuitable for cold climates.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Its meaning can change based on the context; could relate to health, emotions, etc.
The country's economic susceptibility left it vulnerable to the global financial crisis.
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fragilityliabilitypermeancepredispositionpronereceptivitysensitivityvulnerableweak
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A new class of drug that...
It won't prevent her from experiencing the stress, but it will allow her to recover from it. And that's what's revolutionary here. By increasing resiliency, we can dramatically reduce her susceptibility to depression and PTSD, possibly saving her from losing her job, her home, her family or even her life.
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What is epigenetics? -...
affecting the way they age and their susceptibility to disease. Even social experiences can cause epigenetic changes. In one famous experiment, when mother rats weren't attentive enough to their pups, genes in the babies that helped them manage stress were methylated and turned off.
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Why we love repetition...
Repetition gives rise to a kind of orientation to sound that we think of as distinctively musical, where we're listening along with the sound, engaging imaginatively with the note about to happen. This mode of listening ties in with our susceptibility to musical ear worms,
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How young blood might...
We know that with age, the connections between neurons -- the way neurons talk to each other, the synapses -- they start to deteriorate; neurons die, the brain starts to shrink, and there's an increased susceptibility for these neurodegenerative diseases.
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Could a drug prevent...
is known as stress resilience, and it varies between people. And we have always thought of it as just sort of this passive property. It's the absence of susceptibility factors and risk factors for these disorders. But what if it were active?
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Stephen Friend: The hunt...
and the father knew that he had passed that fate on to his son. That moment changed my life. It propelled me to go on and to co-lead a team that discovered the first cancer susceptibility gene, and in the intervening decades since then,
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Ferret Babies Key to...
and sometimes we'll double check the sex so this is a nice fat healthy meal we find that the ferrets have a high susceptibility to a lot of diseases probably stemming from their inbreeding as a result of their very small founding
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How CRISPR lets us edit...
Imagine that we could try to engineer humans that have enhanced properties, such as stronger bones, or less susceptibility to cardiovascular disease or even to have properties that we would consider maybe to be desirable,
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The cancer gene we all...
that problems develop. Having an ineffective or mutated version of BRCA1 can increase your susceptibility to cancer, much like driving with bad brakes increases the risk of an accident.
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Why Medicine Often Has...
and could be what's responsible for the differences we see in the dosing of drugs, or why there are differences between men and women in the susceptibility and severity of diseases.
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A new class of drug that...
It won't prevent her from experiencing the stress, but it will allow her to recover from it. And that's what's revolutionary here. By increasing resiliency, we can dramatically reduce her susceptibility to depression and PTSD, possibly saving her from losing her job, her home, her family or even her life.
Video examples
What is epigenetics? -...
affecting the way they age and their susceptibility to disease. Even social experiences can cause epigenetic changes. In one famous experiment, when mother rats weren't attentive enough to their pups, genes in the babies that helped them manage stress were methylated and turned off.
Video examples
Why we love repetition...
Repetition gives rise to a kind of orientation to sound that we think of as distinctively musical, where we're listening along with the sound, engaging imaginatively with the note about to happen. This mode of listening ties in with our susceptibility to musical ear worms,
Video examples
How young blood might...
We know that with age, the connections between neurons -- the way neurons talk to each other, the synapses -- they start to deteriorate; neurons die, the brain starts to shrink, and there's an increased susceptibility for these neurodegenerative diseases.
Video examples
Could a drug prevent...
is known as stress resilience, and it varies between people. And we have always thought of it as just sort of this passive property. It's the absence of susceptibility factors and risk factors for these disorders. But what if it were active?
Video examples
Stephen Friend: The hunt...
and the father knew that he had passed that fate on to his son. That moment changed my life. It propelled me to go on and to co-lead a team that discovered the first cancer susceptibility gene, and in the intervening decades since then,
Video examples
Ferret Babies Key to...
and sometimes we'll double check the sex so this is a nice fat healthy meal we find that the ferrets have a high susceptibility to a lot of diseases probably stemming from their inbreeding as a result of their very small founding
Video examples
How CRISPR lets us edit...
Imagine that we could try to engineer humans that have enhanced properties, such as stronger bones, or less susceptibility to cardiovascular disease or even to have properties that we would consider maybe to be desirable,
Video examples
The cancer gene we all...
that problems develop. Having an ineffective or mutated version of BRCA1 can increase your susceptibility to cancer, much like driving with bad brakes increases the risk of an accident.
Video examples
Why Medicine Often Has...
and could be what's responsible for the differences we see in the dosing of drugs, or why there are differences between men and women in the susceptibility and severity of diseases.
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Charles Jules Henry Nicole
Scientist
From the practical point of view, the susceptibility to infection of the guinea pig proved to be the most useful step forward. Today, all laboratories use this animal for preserving the virus.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
To get a human through a life, lives of broken bones, knock-me-over-with-a-feather susceptibility to myriad viruses, and whatever else might befall someone will cost money.
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Australian Scientist
One characteristic aspect of ageing is the increased susceptibility to disease, particularly age-related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
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David Gower
English Athlete
People are talking of his susceptibility to the rising delivery, but let me tell you that when you are out of form, every ball looks like a hand grenade.
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Keith Barry
Irish Entertainer
I believe everyone has the ability to be hypnotised, and I think, on different days, different people will have varying levels of susceptibility.
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Johan Huizinga
Dutch Historian
The susceptibility of the average modern to pictorial suggestion enables advertising to exploit his lessened power of judgment.
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Henry Adams
American Historian
Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.
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Charles Jules Henry Nicole
Scientist
From the practical point of view, the susceptibility to infection of the guinea pig proved to be the most useful step forward. Today, all laboratories use this animal for preserving the virus.
Quote examples
Henry Rollins
American Musician
To get a human through a life, lives of broken bones, knock-me-over-with-a-feather susceptibility to myriad viruses, and whatever else might befall someone will cost money.
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Australian Scientist
One characteristic aspect of ageing is the increased susceptibility to disease, particularly age-related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
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David Gower
English Athlete
People are talking of his susceptibility to the rising delivery, but let me tell you that when you are out of form, every ball looks like a hand grenade.
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Keith Barry
Irish Entertainer
I believe everyone has the ability to be hypnotised, and I think, on different days, different people will have varying levels of susceptibility.
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Johan Huizinga
Dutch Historian
The susceptibility of the average modern to pictorial suggestion enables advertising to exploit his lessened power of judgment.
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Henry Adams
American Historian
Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.
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