responsiveness — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The quality or state of being responsive.

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   Cell-mediated immunity is impaired after burn injury, including documented delays in allograft rejection, impairment in mitogenic and anogenic responsiveness of lymphocytes, burn-size-related suppression of graftversus-host activity, suppression of delayed cutaneous sensitivity tests, and diminution of peripheral lymphocytes and thoracic duct lymphocyte concentration.

   Altogether, the present data show that the Toxoplasma-induced hypermigratory phenotype in a 3D matrix is consistent with integrin-independent amoeboid DC migration with maintained responsiveness to chemotactic and chemokinetic cues.

2. The ability of a machine to adjust to external influences.

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   The responsiveness of my old PC is nearly zero!

Noun

1. responsive to stimulation

   Synonyms

   reactivity

   Broader terms

   sensitivitysensitivenesssensibility

2. the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events

   Antonyms

   unresponsiveness

   Broader terms

   quality