diathesis
[ dahy-ath-uh-sis ]
/ daɪˈæθ ə sɪs /
noun, plural di·ath·e·ses [dahy-ath-uh-seez] /daɪˈæθ əˌsiz/.
Pathology.
a constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or other abnormal state of the body or mind.
Origin of diathesis
OTHER WORDS FROM diathesis
di·a·thet·ic [dahy-uh-thet-ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈθɛt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby diathesis
diathermal,
diathermancy,
diathermanous,
diathermic,
diathermy,
diathesis,
diatom,
diatomaceous,
diatomaceous earth,
diatomic,
diatomite
Example sentences from the Web for diathetic
The direct and collateral hereditary tendency appears to indicate a diathetic origin.
The Treatment of Hay Fever |George Frederick LaidlawScrofula is essentially and purely a diathetic, not a cachectic, disease.
British Dictionary definitions for diathetic
diathesis
/ (daɪˈæθɪsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
a hereditary or acquired susceptibility of the body to one or more diseases
Derived forms of diathesis
diathetic (ˌdaɪəˈθɛtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for diathesis
C17: New Latin, from Greek: propensity, from
diatithenai to dispose, from
dia- +
tithenai to place
Medical definitions for diathetic
diathesis
[ dī-ăth′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.