[səˈsɛptɪbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
(e.g: patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection)

- capable or admitting of
(e.g: the problem is not susceptible of a simple solution)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere ‘take up, sustain’, from sub- ‘from below’ + capere ‘take’