Definition for Diathesis:

• A constitution or condition of the body which makes the tissues react in special ways to certain extrinsic stimuli and thus tends to make the individual more than usually susceptible to certain diseases.

Synonyms for Diathesis:

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • code,
  • Conduciveness,
  • gene,
  • inclination,
  • tendency,
  • complexion,
  • property,
  • humors,
  • characteristic,
  • construction,
  • temper,
  • quality,
  • mettle,
  • weakness,
  • ethos,
  • frame of mind,
  • liability,
  • prejudice,
  • Hereditability,
  • habitude,
  • genetics,
  • organization,
  • tenor,
  • willingness,
  • temperament,
  • mood,
  • eccentricity,
  • chromatid,
  • nature,
  • principle,
  • spirit,
  • fit,
  • formation,
  • mind,
  • eugenics,
  • liking,
  • hue,
  • ilk,
  • feeling for,
  • fiber,
  • fabric,
  • tropism,
  • inheritance,
  • mouldy,
  • humour,
  • endowment,
  • stripe,
  • slant,
  • constituents,
  • makeup,
  • genetic code,
  • streak,
  • brand,
  • kidney,
  • character,
  • delight,
  • kind,
  • instinct,
  • way,
  • genius,
  • probability,
  • bias,
  • moulder,
  • allele,
  • love,
  • dharma,
  • administration,
  • penchant,
  • birth,
  • affinity,
  • genesiology,
  • eagerness,
  • cast,
  • heredity,
  • Qualities,
  • Propenseness,
  • arrangement,
  • sort,
  • leaning,
  • factor,
  • Inheritability,
  • heritage,
  • chromosome,
  • animus,
  • grain,
  • habit,
  • Crasis,
  • Propendency,
  • make,
  • turn,
  • stamp,
  • soft spot,
  • warp,
  • characteristics,
  • foundation,
  • constitution,
  • affections,
  • susceptibility,
  • law,
  • replication,
  • turn of mind,
  • pharmacogenetics,
  • body-build,
  • proclivity,
  • humor,
  • frame,
  • propensity,
  • predilection,
  • mind-set,
  • mould,
  • strain,
  • aptness,
  • determiner,
  • set,
  • tone,
  • Heritability,
  • Conatus,
  • Propension,
  • proneness,
  • determinant,
  • chromatin,
  • disposition,
  • physique,
  • mold,
  • preference,
  • somatotype,
  • allelomorph,
  • cast of mind,
  • composition,
  • structure,
  • twist,
  • individualism,
  • idiosyncrasy,
  • readiness,
  • bent,
  • conformation,
  • type,
  • system,
  • charter,
  • mental set,
  • sympathy,
  • affect,
  • aptitude,
  • vein.

Homophones for Diathesis:

• de-ice, duke, dachau, dec, decease, douche, dyschezia, dais, detick, doghouse, DC, dds, dead sea, duteous, dicey, discase, dts, dyke, daucus, deuce, dec 24, DoJ, deuce-ace, dodgy, dog house, dos, daze, Dutch Hoe, discuss, dachsie, disco, dace, dixie, discus, disease, dusky, deck, dagga, ducky, dotage, desex, dutch, dg, doze, decay, dekko, 366 days, dioecious, dogie, disuse, detach, dak, DTIC, deixis, detusk, doss, duchess, das, dyaus, duds, diocese, dizzy, deice, dietetic, death wish, Dhaka, dago, dusk, disguise, doggo, dis, dogy, deduce, dick, do the dishes, desk, degage, DoJC, Diesis, dix, doge, dag, dose, dish, dashiki, doohickey, DECO, duck, disc-jockey, decoy, doggie, dishy, disk access, deutzia, doxy, degas, dock, duck's egg, dyadic, disa, dice, dog show, dodge, dash, dockage, dhegiha, dug, dj, dawes, disk, decius, disk cache, detox, dig, degauss, dukas, dec 25, dassie, duce, dosshouse, d.c., diaz, douse, days, death tax, daishiki, digs, dowse, dhak, dacca, day watch, decoke, De Sica, ds, dog, dkg, 365 days, ditch, des, doggy, DCI, deeds, dead duck, dickie, dozy, dike, disk-jockey, diazo, dias, dicky, dosage, dehisce, doc, dough, death house, disk jockey, dacha, de-access, dickey, dika, duck sauce, daisy, doughy, disc jockey, dietetics, duchy, deathwatch, diss, deck-house, dizygous, duse, disc.

Hyponym for Diathesis:

• n.

  • state
    sensitivity, predisposition.