Associations to the word «Diathesis»

Wiktionary

DIATHESIS, noun. (medicine) A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.
DIATHESIS, noun. (grammar) Voice (active or passive).

Dictionary definition

DIATHESIS, noun. Constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality.

Wise words

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Robert Louis Stevenson