Diathesis (medicine)
In medicine, a diathesis describes the tendency of the body to develop a certain disease or symptom . In contrast to disposition , diathesis only describes tendencies to diseases of a specific organ system.
Special forms include:
- atopic diathesis - genetically determined tendency to atopy
- allergic diathesis - tendency to allergies
- angioneurotic diathesis - tendency to disorders of vascular regulation
- exudative diathesis - inflammatory skin diseases with fluid secretion or diseases with increased blood vessel permeability and the formation of transudates
- hemorrhagic diathesis - tendency to bleeding
- uratic diathesis - tendency to gout
- thrombophilic diathesis (syn. thrombophilia ) - tendency to form blood clots
- Stone diathesis - tendency to the formation of kidney stones