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miasm

mi·asm [ mī ázzəm, mee ázzəm ] (plural mi·asms)


noun 
Definition:
 
predisposition to particular disease: in homeopathy, a block to healing caused by a predisposition to a particular disease in somebody or in his or her family

[Mid-19th century. < German< Greek miasma (see miasma)]
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