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diathesis
di·ath·e·sis [ dī áthəssiss ] (plural di·ath·e·ses [ dī áthə sz ])


noun 
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susceptibility to disease: a susceptibility to a disease or set of diseases such as allergies or gout
[Mid-17th century. < modern Latin< Greek diatithenai "arrange, dispose" < tithenai "put"]

di·a·thet·ic [ d ə théttik ] adjective
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