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Meanings of predisposition in English
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.
Usage of predisposition in English
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Diabetic nephropathy is a common, complex disease with a clear genetic predisposition.
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ACLR is a complex disease with multiple risk factors including genetic predisposition.
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That predisposition led me not to question things I should have questioned.
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Genetic predisposition would appear to be a very important modifier of risk.
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However, some of these patients can transmit retinoblastoma predisposition to their offspring.
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The same law operates as unerringly in the inherited predisposition to intemperance.
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This report provides novel evidence of an inheritable predisposition for tumor development.
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Longevity is a polygenic trait in which genetic predisposition is particularly important.
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Despite a rigorous search, no obvious candidate GC predisposition genes were identified.
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Genetic screening for predisposition to disease represented an ethical dilemma she said.
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In spite of her predisposition to be pleased, the prospect was depressing.
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The result is a heady mix of paranoia, a predisposition to self-interest.
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A third theory charges it to predisposition plus the process of acclimatization.
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Background: Lynch syndrome confers a hereditary predisposition to colorectal and other cancers.
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He disliked the dandy with a strong predisposition to like the man.
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He has no help from the circumstance of predisposition among his auditors.
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Translations for predisposition
Portuguese
Catalan
Spanish
Predisposition through the time
Predisposition across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common