diathesis








noun, plural di·ath·e·ses [dahy-ath-uh-seez] /daɪˈæθ əˌsiz/.

  1. Pathology. a constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or other abnormal state of the body or mind.

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

  1. a hereditary or acquired susceptibility of the body to one or more diseases

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.
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