Suscept

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A species which is capable of being infected or parasitized by another species.

    "As is self-evident given its name, humanity is a suscept for HIV."

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"As is self-evident given its name, humanity is a suscept for HIV."

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from susceptible.

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