Exposure to radiation causes susceptibility to mutations.
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Susceptibility
/səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/
Synonyms for "susceptibility" (184 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
fragile reef ecosystemgenetic vulnerabilitymagnetic property
Noun(5 words)
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motivationmovabilitynakednessnonimmunityopen-mindednessopennessopenness to sensationpenchantperceptibilityperilpersuadabilityperviousnessphysical sensibilityplasticitypliabilitypliancypredilectionpredispositionprejudiceprobability
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proclivityproficiencypronenesspropensityqualificationquicknessrapturereadinessreadiness of feelingreceptivenessreceptivityresponsivenessromanticismsensationsensation levelsensibilitysensiblenesssensitivenesssensitivitysensitivity tosentiencesentiencysentimentsentimentalitysequacitysexinesssoft spotspringinesssubmissivenesssufficiencysuggestibilitysupplenesssusceptivityswayablenesstalentteachabilityteachablenesstendencytensilenesstensilitythe goodsthe stuffthreshold of sensationtractabilitytractilitytrainablenesstropismturntwistvulnerabilitywarpweaknesswhat it takeswillingnesswillowiness
Noun(16 words)
persuasibilitypersuasionspliabilitypolarizabilitypredispositionpredispositionspropensitiesreceptivitysensitivitiesstrong genetic predispositionsuggestibilitysusceptiblenesstendencyvulnerabilitiesvulnerabilityyielding to temptation
Verb(1 words)
yield to pressure
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8 entriesage related susceptibilityelectric susceptibilityenvironmental susceptibilitygenetic susceptibilityhypnotizabilityimmunological susceptibilitymagnetic susceptibilitypersuasibility
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5 entrieselectric susceptibilitygenetic susceptibilitymagnetic susceptibilitysusceptibility testingsusceptibility to infection
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6 total sentences available.
Climate change and ocean acidification can result in mass coral bleaching events, increased susceptibility to disease, slower growth and reproductive rates, and degraded reef structure.
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They discovered that a genetic variation in people of African descent that once protected them against malaria seems to a play a role in increasing susceptibility to HIV and AIDS.
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Investigators found many genes that influence a person's susceptibility to bipolar disorder. Researchers also pinpointed a genetic region that increased a person's risk of coronary artery disease by almost 50 percent.
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