‖Di‐ath″e‐sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to place separately, arrange; διά through, asunder + � to place, put.] (Med.) Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.