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insusceptibility

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in⋅sus⋅cep⋅ti⋅ble

  [in-suh-sep-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually fol. by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
Origin:
1595–1605; in- 3 + susceptible

Related forms:
in⋅sus⋅cep⋅ti⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
in⋅sus⋅cep⋅ti⋅bly, adverb
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in·sus·cep·ti·ble   (ĭn'sə-sěp'tə-bəl)   
adj.  Not susceptible: insusceptible to bribery.
in·sus·cep'ti·bil'i·ty n., in'sus·cep'ti·bly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·sus·cep·ti·ble
Pronunciation: "in(t)-s&-'sep-t&-b&l
Function: adjective
: not susceptible<insusceptible to disease> —in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty /-"sep-t&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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insusceptibility in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty (ĭn'sə-sěp'tə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The state or condition of not being susceptible to a disease or infection; immunity.

in'sus·cep'ti·ble adj.

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