predisposition

[ pree-dis-puh-zish-uh n, pree-dis- ]

/ priˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən, ˌpri dɪs- /

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noun

the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.

Medicine/Medical. tendency to a condition or quality, usually based on the combined effects of genetic and environmental factors.

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Nearby words

predictory, predigest, predikant, predilection, predispose, predisposition, predistortion, prednisolone, prednisone, predoctoral, predominance

Origin of predisposition

First recorded in 1615–25; pre- + disposition

Related forms

pre·dis·po·si·tion·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for predisposition

When was the first time I realized this was beyond a predisposition to anxiety?
Richard Russo Talks About New Memoir “Elsewhere” And His Mother’s Illness|Jane Ciabattari|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She says men who kill women they love have a predisposition for violence and an archaic attitude toward women in their lives.
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The role of genes in causing a predisposition for cancer during this time of life is unknown and warrants intensive research.
How Mom's Hip Size Predicts Her Daughter's Risk|Kent L. Thornburg, PhD|October 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In the biographic spell, no ingredient is more magical than predisposition.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli

Here again we may have causes for disease, or predisposition to disease.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward
Predisposition of active life subjection to enchantments, iv.
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We do not know just the measure of the inheritance of the predisposition.
Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer
For the development of melancholia a predisposition seems to be necessary.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

British Dictionary definitions for predisposition

predisposition

/ (ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃən) /

noun

the condition of being predisposed

med susceptibility to a specific diseaseSee diathesis

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Medicine definitions for predisposition

predisposition

[ prē′dĭs-pə-zĭsh′ən ]

n.

The state of being predisposed.

A condition of special susceptibility, as to a disease.