diathesis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin diathesis, from Ancient Greek διάθεσις (diáthesis, “state, condition”), from διατίθημι (diatíthēmi, “to arrange”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /daɪˈaθəsɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /daɪˈæθəsɪs/ === Noun === diathesis (countable and uncountable, plural diatheses) (medicine) A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder. (grammar) Voice (active or passive). ==== Derived terms ==== phosphatic diathesis ==== Related terms ==== diathetic diathetical === Anagrams === histidase