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diathesis

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9 lettersPronunciation /daɪˈaθəsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted adehiisstStarts with DEnds with S0 clues
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  1. constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality

Word origin

Borrowed from New Latin diathesis, from Ancient Greek διάθεσις (diáthesis, “state, condition”), from διατίθημι (diatíthēmi, “to arrange”).

Used in a sentence

  • When a coal miner developed the eye disease nystagmus, was this to be diagnosed as due to work conditions or to an inherent constitutional diathesis?

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