diathesis

diathesis /di·ath·e·sis/ (di-ath´ĕ-sis) an unusual constitutional susceptibility or predisposition to a particular disease.diathet´ic

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di·ath·e·sis (d-th-ss)

n. pl. di·ath·e·ses (-sz)

A hereditary predisposition of the body to a disease, a group of diseases, an allergy, or another disorder.

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dia·thetic (d-thtk) adj.

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diathesis

[dī·əthē′sis] pl. diatheses

Etymology: Gk, arrangement

an inherited physical constitution predisposing to certain diseases or conditions, many of which are believed associated with the Y chromosome because males appear to be more susceptible than females. A diathesis may be bilious, indicating a familial tendency to development of GI distress, or gouty, indicating a predisposition to accumulation of urates in the tissues, particularly in mature males.

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diathesis (dī·aˑ·th·sis),

n 1. genetic propensity toward a certain disease.
2. configuration of a syndrome typical of a fundamental illness. See also constitution, psoric miasm, sycotic miasm, syphilitic miasm, terrain, and tubercular diathesis.

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diathesis (dīath´sis),

n a tendency, based on body makeup or constitutional, hereditary, or acquired states of the body, that causes a predisposition or susceptibility to disease.

n a condition that may be caused by defects in the coagulation mechanism, blood vessel wall, or both.

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diathesis

an unusual constitutional susceptibility or predisposition to a particular disease, e.g. bleeding diathesis, exudative diathesis.