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Susceptible vs Allergic - What's the difference?

susceptible | allergic |

As adjectives the difference between susceptible and allergic

is that susceptible is likely to be affected by something while allergic is of or pertaining to allergy.

As nouns the difference between susceptible and allergic

is that susceptible is (epidemiology) a person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease while allergic is a person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies.

susceptible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • likely to be affected by something
    • He was susceptible to minor ailments.
  • easily influenced or tricked; credulous
  • (medicine) especially sensitive, especially to a stimulus
  • that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
    • Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.
    A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.
  • vulnerable; (temporarily) defenseless
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    • The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.

    Derived terms

    * suscept * susceptibly * susceptibility

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
  • * {{quote-book, 1983, , General Microbiology & Immunity, editors=Topley & Wilson citation
    • , passage=In either instance a decrease in the number of susceptibles , by making the spread of virus less easy, tends towards a stage at which the infection dies out.}}

    Coordinate terms

    * immune * infective ----

    allergic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to allergy.
  • Having an allergy.
    • I am allergic to cats.
  • Excessively sensitive; susceptible.

    • Related terms

    * allergically * allergy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies.