Diathesis (from the Greek διάθεσις "grammatical voice, disposition") may refer to:
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Grammatical voice
In linguistics, grammaticality is determined by the conformity to language usage as derived by the grammar of a particular speech variety. The notion of grammaticality rose alongside the theory of generative grammar, the goal of which is to form ...
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Diathesis (medical) In medicine and allied fields, diathesis (from Greek διάθεσις) is a hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a group of diseases, an allergy, or other disordeThere are many types of diathesis. Some including strumous diathesis, sthen ...
, a hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder
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Predisposition (psychology)
Predisposition may refer to:
* Genetic predisposition, a genetic effect which can identify individuals who may be predisposed to certain health problems
* Predispositioning theory, mathematical term in the field of decision theory
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diathesis–stress model
The diathesis-stress model, also known as the vulnerability–stress model, is a psychological theory that attempts to explain a disorder, or its trajectory, as the result of an interaction between a predispositional vulnerability, the diathesis ...
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Bleeding diathesis
In medicine (hematology), bleeding diathesis is an unusual susceptibility to bleed (hemorrhage) mostly due to hypocoagulability (a condition of irregular and slow blood clotting), in turn caused by a coagulopathy (a defect in the system of coagul ...
, an abnormal propensity toward bleeding
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