DIATHESIS


Meaning of DIATHESIS in English

— diathetic /duy'euh thet"ik/ , adj.

/duy ath"euh sis/ , n. , pl. diatheses /-seez'/ .

Pathol. a constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or affection.

[ 1645-55; diáthesis arrangement, disposition. See DIA-, THESIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .