diatheses

Variant of diathesis

diathesis definition

di·ath·esis (dī at̸h′ə sis)

noun pl. diatheses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

a predisposition to certain diseases

Etymology: ModL < Gr diathesis, arrangement < diatithenai, to arrange < dia-, apart + tithenai, to put

Related Forms:

  • diathetic di′a·thet′ic (dī′ə t̸het′ik) adjective

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