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di•ath•e•sis
(dī ath′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses
di•a•thet•ic
(dī′ə thet′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
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(-sēz′).USA pronunciation
- Pathologya constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or affection.
- Greek diáthesis arrangement, disposition. See dia-, thesis
- Neo-Latin
- 1645–55;