Look up: diathesis

1. Diathesis
   An inherited constitutional state whereby an individual is especially prone to a certain disease.
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2. diathesis
   [n] - constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
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3. Diathesis
   Susceptibility of a person to a type of illness e.g. Bleeding diathesis
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4. Diathesis
   Diathesis: In medicine, a "diathesis" is an elegant term for a predisposition or tendency. Thus, a hemorrhagic diathesis is nothing more than a bleeding tendency. The word "diathesis" is Greek.
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5. Diathesis
   Di·ath'e·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to place separately, arrange; dia` through, asunder + ... to place, put.] (Medicine) Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases.
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6. diathesis
   A constitution or condition of the body which makes the tissues react in special ways to certain extrinsic stimuli and thus tends to make the person more than usually susceptible to certain diseases. ... Origin: Gr. Diathesis = arrangement, disposition ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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7. diathesis
   noun constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
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8. diathesis
   (di-ath´ә-sis) an unusual constitutional susceptibility or predisposition to a particular disease. adj., diathet´ic., adj.
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9. Diathesis
   • (n.) Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases.
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10. diathesis
    (Gr. 'arrangement, disposition') a constitution or condition of the body which makes the tissues react in special ways to certain extrinsic stimuli and thus tends to make the person more than usually susceptible to certain diseases.
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11. diathesis
    diathesis 1. A susceptibility to a disease or set of diseases such as allergies or gout. 2. A constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or affection. 3. A constitution or condition of the body which makes the tissues react in special ways to certain extrinsic stimuli an...
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12. diathesis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-ath′ĕ-sis Definitions: 1. The constitutional or inborn state disposing to a disease, group of diseases, or metabolic or structural anomaly.
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13. Diathesis
    Diathesis is a hereditary or acquired susceptibility of the body to one or more diseases.
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