diathesicadj.
Etymology: < diathes- (in diathesis n.) + -ic suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diaˈthesic.
rare.
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1883 in
1884 L. Brachet i. 69 Their retrograde action on diathesic affections.
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