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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004198
altLabel
Diathesis
Disease Susceptibilities
Diatheses
Susceptibility, Disease
Susceptibilities, Disease
AN
IM GEN only
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI EC EH EM EN EP ET HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PP PS PX SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0012655
DC
1
definition
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.