'Diathesis' definitions:
Definition of 'diathesis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
Definition of 'Diathesis'
From: GCIDE
- Diathesis \Di*ath"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to place separately, arrange; dia` through, asunder + ? to place, put.] (Med.) Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'diathesis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a thing for,
- affinity,
- allele,
- allelomorph,
- Altmann theory,
- animus,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- bent,
- bias,
- birth,
- body-build,
- brand,
- cast,
- character,
- characteristic,
- characteristics,
- chromatid,
- chromatin,
- chromosome,
- complexion,
- composition,
- conatus,
- conduciveness,
- constituents,
- constitution,
- crasis,
- De Vries theory,
- delight,
- determinant,
- determiner,
- dharma,
- disposition,
- DNA,
- eagerness,
- eccentricity,
- endowment,
- ethos,
- eugenics,
- factor,
- feeling for,
- fiber,
- frame,
- Galtonian theory,
- gene,
- genesiology,
- genetic code,
- genetics,
- genius,
- grain,
- habit,
- hereditability,
- heredity,
- heritability,
- heritage,
- hue,
- humor,
- humors,
- idiosyncrasy,
- ilk,
- inborn capacity,
- inclination,
- individualism,
- inheritability,
- inheritance,
- kidney,
- kind,
- leaning,
- liability,
- liking,
- make,
- makeup,
- matrocliny,
- Mendelianism,
- Mendelism,
- mental set,
- mettle,
- mind,
- mind-set,
- mold,
- nature,
- patrocliny,
- penchant,
- pharmacogenetics,
- physique,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- preference,
- prejudice,
- probability,
- proclivity,
- proneness,
- propensity,
- property,
- quality,
- readiness,
- recessive character,
- replication,
- RNA,
- sensitivity to,
- set,
- slant,
- soft spot,
- somatotype,
- sort,
- spirit,
- stamp,
- strain,
- streak,
- stripe,
- suchness,
- susceptibility,
- system,
- temper,
- temperament,
- tendency,
- tenor,
- tone,
- tropism,
- turn,
- turn of mind,
- twist,
- type,
- vein,
- Verworn theory,
- warp,
- way,
- weakness,
- Weismann theory,
- Weismannism,
- Wiesner theory,
- willingness