diathesis
/daɪˈæθəsɪs/
noun
- A tendency or condition of the body that makes it likely to develop a particular disease or disorder.
- Her family's medical history showed a diathesis toward autoimmune conditions.
- The doctor explained that his diathesis for allergies made springtime difficult.
- Some people have a genetic diathesis that increases their risk of developing diabetes.
- In linguistics, the way in which the verb's action relates to the subject and object (e.g., active or passive voice).
- The student studied how diathesis affects sentence structure in different languages.
- Greek verbs have a middle diathesis that English does not use.
- In Latin, the diathesis of a verb changes its ending to show active or passive meaning.
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