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Webster 1913 Edition
Diathesis
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Di-ath′e-sis
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to place separately, arrange;
διά
through, asunder + [GREEK] to place, put.] (Med.)
Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases.
Definition 2024
diathesis
diathesis
English
Noun
diathesis (plural diatheses)
- (medicine) A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.
- (grammar) Voice (active or passive).