predisposing
- present participle of predispose.
Example Sentences
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Predisposing factors for persistent sinus trouble are numerous, ranging from a deviated septum and bad allergies to immunodeficiency.
From New York Times • May 12, 2011
Predisposing Causes.—They are most frequent in the female sex.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Predisposing Causes.—Overcrowding; dark unhealthy rooms; prolonged fatigue; mental depression.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
ETIOLOGY.—The etiology of typhus fever will be best studied under the heads Predisposing and Exciting Causes.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Predisposing Causes of Contraction.—Among these we will first mention heredity, although it is possible it should not be deemed of so great account as it is by some.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
