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di·ath·e·sis

(dī-ăth′ĭ-sĭs)

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.

2. Grammar See voice.

[Greek, disposition, condition, from diatithenai, diathe-, to dispose : dia-, dia- + tithenai, to place, set; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

di′a·thet′ic (dī′ə-thĕt′ĭk) adj.

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