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pre·dis·po·si·tion .prē-.dis-pə-'zish-ən n a condition of being predisposed <a hereditary \predisposition to disease>
pre·dis·po·si·tion·al -əl adj
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n.
a tendency to be affected by a particular disease or kind of disease. Such a tendency may be hereditary or may arise because of such factors as lack of vitamins, food, or sleep. See also diathesis.
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pre·dis·po·si·tion (pre″dis-pə-zishґən) [pre- + disposition] a latent susceptibility to disease which may be activated under certain conditions, as by stress.Medical dictionary. 2011.