diath'esis

[G. arrangement, condition.] constitutional state predisposing to any disease or group of diseases, contrac'tural d., a tendency to contractures in hysteria, cys'tic d., a condition in which multiple cysts form in the liver, kidneys, and other organs, dar'trous d., a predisposition to herpes, eczema, and certain other cutaneous disorders, ex'udative d., a predisposition to interstitial and subcutaneous serous or fibrinous infiltrations; the subjects suffer from swollen lymph nodes, thickening of the tongue, pruritus, seborrhea, gastric and cardiac crises; the condition is aggravated by pilocarpine, but favorably affected by atropine and adrenalin, gout'y d., goutine , hemorrhag'ic d., hemophilia, neuropathic d., an inherited or congenital condition marked by an unstable, inadequate, or over irritable nervous system. rheu'mic d., dartrous d. spasmodic d., a constitutional tendency to convulsions especially in childhood, stru'mous d., scrofulous disposition, a predisposition to glandular swellings, uricacid d., a supposed tendency to the formation of uric acid in exce , with resulting rheumatic and gouty symptoms.