DIATHESIS


Meaning of DIATHESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dī-ˈa-thə-səs ]

noun

( plural di·ath·e·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, literally, arrangement, from diatithenai to arrange, from dia- + tithenai to set — more at do

Date: 1651

: a constitutional predisposition toward a particular state or condition and especially one that is abnormal or diseased

• di·a·thet·ic ˌdī-ə-ˈthe-tik adjective

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