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diathesis

Syllabification: (di·ath·e·sis)
Pronunciation: /dīˈaTHəsis/
Definition of diathesis

noun

  • 1 [usually with modifier] Medicine a tendency to suffer from a particular medical condition:a bleeding diathesis

Origin:

mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, 'disposition', from diatithenai 'arrange'. diathesis (sense 2) dates from the mid 20th century

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