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di⋅ath⋅e⋅sis

  [dahy-ath-uh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
Pathology. a constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or affection.
Origin:
1645–55; < NL < Gk diáthesis arrangement, disposition. See dia-, thesis

Related forms:
di⋅a⋅thet⋅ic  [dahy-uh-thet-ik] , adjective
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di·ath·e·sis   (dī-āth'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. di·ath·e·ses (-sēz')

  1. A hereditary predisposition of the body to a disease, a group of diseases, an allergy, or another disorder.

  2. Grammar See voice.


[Greek, disposition, condition, from diatithenai, diathe-, to dispose : dia-, dia- + tithenai, to place, set; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
di'a·thet'ic (dī'ə-thět'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: di·ath·e·sis
Pronunciation: dI-'ath-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural di·ath·e·ses /-"sEz/
: a constitutional predisposition toward a particular state or condition and especially one that is abnormal or diseased —di·a·thet·ic /"dI-&-'thet-ik/ adjective
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diathesis di·ath·e·sis (dī-āth'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. di·ath·e·ses (-sēz')
A hereditary predisposition of the body to a disease, a group of diseases, an allergy, or another disorder.

di'a·thet'ic (dī'ə-thět'ĭk) adj.

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