Diathesis

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  • noun. A hereditary predisposition of the body to a disease, a group of diseases, an allergy, or another disorder.
  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In medicine, a predisposing condition or habit of body; constitutional predisposition: as, a strumous or scrofulous diathesis.
  • noun. A predisposing condition or state of mind; a mental tendency; hence, a predisposing condition or tendency in anything.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.
  • noun. Voice (active or passive).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
  • Word Usage
    "That the Greek describes object choices in terms of diathesis, meaning leanings/inclinations or bodily state or condition, and gnome, translated as will, inclination, and dispositions (164-65), further suggests that, at least in these instances, we may have more in common with the"
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