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Diath�esis is the term given in medicine to a constitutional predisposition to a disease; thus uratic diathesis is a tendency to gout; aneurysmal diathesis is an inherent predisposition to aneurysms.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various