Predisposition

//ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n//

"Predisposition" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Hallucinogen use can trigger certain psychiatric conditions in people with a predisposition to them.

European scientists say a recently completed DNA map of the Iceman—the well-preserved, 5,300-year-old mummy discovered in a melting Alpine glacier in 1991—is yielding new details about the man's physical look, his ethnic origins and his health—including an apparent predisposition for heart disease.

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