susceptibility Definition
sus·cep·tibil·ity (sə sep′tə bil′ə tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- the quality or state of being susceptible
- sensibilities; feelings
- a susceptible temperament or disposition; capacity for receiving impressions
- Physics the ratio of electric or magnetic polarization in a material to the strength of the field producing that polarization
Etymology: ML susceptibilitas
susceptibility Synonyms
susceptibility Usage Examples
Converse of object
- confer: Other yet undiscovered genes outside the prion protein gene locus might also confer susceptibility.
- inherit: Not everyone who inherits a genetic cancer susceptibility will develop a cancer.
- underlie: A major focus of the research at Strangeways is the identification of genetic variants that underlie susceptibility to common disease.
- offend: To set forth this period in the Prophet's career objectively, without offending modern Muslim susceptibilities, is difficult in the extreme.
Adjective modifier
- magnetic: In many areas much early building utilized soft sedimentary rocks, which tend to be of relatively low magnetic susceptibility.
- antimicrobial: Establishment of a London surveillance program for gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility.
- genetic: What does " genetic susceptibility " to CJD mean?
- increased: Increased susceptibility to colds, flu, sore throat etc may follow.
- hypnotic: Postural Sway Test - A simple test of hypnotic susceptibility.
- reduced: Combination of all three of these is usually required for reduced susceptibility.
Modifies a noun
- locus: A genome-wide scan for human obesity genes reveals a major susceptibility locus on chromosome 10.
- allele: Association studies are required to determine whether these loci are the site of susceptibility alleles in a subset of patients with CAE.
- gene: A sibling pair study to identify Barrett's esophagus susceptibility genes.
- testing: The implications of the human genome project on genetic susceptibility testing for disease.
Noun used with modifier
- scrapie: Agreement builds on success of scrapie susceptibility testing on MassARRAY platform.
- ailment: Common Ailments Susceptibility To Illness Low History Ancestors of the Tibetan Mastiff have been known to exist in Tibet for many centuries.
- breast: This should not meet tests of patentability, yet patents have been awarded for tests for breast cancer susceptibility genes among others.
- asthma: News Stories Gene variants claimed to be involved in asthma susceptibility Genetic contribution to asthma severity?
- cancer: The genetics of cancer susceptibility The common cancers tend to cluster in families.
- diabetes: In part 3, they examine genome-wide searches for type 1 diabetes susceptibility genes.
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