Main Entry: di·ath·e·sis

Pronunciation: \dī-ˈa-thə-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural di·ath·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, literally, arrangement, from diatithenai to arrange, from dia- + tithenai to set — more at do

Date: 1651

: a constitutional predisposition toward a particular state or condition and especially one that is abnormal or diseased

— di·a·thet·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈthe-tik\ adjective