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diathesis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diathesis \Di*ath"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?, fr ? to place separately, arrange; dia` through asunder + ? to place put.] (Med.) Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diathesis n : constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
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