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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis