
diathesis



diathesis noun. [dʌɪ'aƟǝsɪs] Pl. -eses [-ǝsi:z].
Irregular Forms: (pl) diathses
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diathesis noun.
[dʌɪ'aƟǝsɪs] Pl. -eses
[-ǝsi:z].
M17.[mod. Latin from Greek = disposition, from diatithenai arrange.]1. Medicine. A constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or condition; constitution.
M17.fig.:
■ H. J. S. Maine The intellectual diathesis of the modern world.2. Linguistics. The voice of a verb.
M20. ■ dia'thetic adjective M19. ■ dia'thetically adverb L19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲