late 14c., "moral weakness," from Old French fragilité "debility, frailty" (12c.), from Latin fragilitatem (nominative fragilitas) "brittleness, weakness," from fragilis [..]

(n) quality of being easily damaged or destroyed(n) lack of physical strength

fragilitas

Fragility is the amount of shock or vibration which a piece of equipment can withstand. Isolation systems are designed or selected to limit the transmission of forces to the stated fragility.

The degree of sensitivity of habitats, communities and species to environmental change.  It requires a consideration of intrinsic and extrinsic factors.

The susceptibility of Capillaries, under conditions of increased stress, to leakage.

Susceptibility of Chromosomes to breakage leading to translocation; Chromosome Inversion; Sequence Deletion; or other Chromosome Breakage related aberrations.

Red Blood Cell sensitivity to change in Osmotic Pressure. When exposed to a hypotonic concentration of Sodium in a solution, red Cells take in more Water, swell until the capacity of the Cell Membrane [..]

The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility. * date=2013-06-07|author=David Simpson |volume=188|issue=26|page=36|magazine={{w|The Guardian Weekly |title=[http://www.guardia [..]