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Diathesis

Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases.

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Predisposition 76% connected

The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as,…

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Sensitivity 76% connected

The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Hold verb · 78% connection

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Addison's disease unknown · 78% connection

A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprar…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Ailment noun · 78% connection

Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Bodily adverb · 78% connection

In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Catastasis noun · 78% connection

The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Chemistry noun · 78% connection

That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterati…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Complaint noun · 78% connection

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Complexion noun · 78% connection

The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Complication noun · 78% connection

A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessari…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Contagious adjective · 78% connection

Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Distemper verb · 78% connection

A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a diste…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Dyscrasia noun · 78% connection

An ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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Frame noun · 78% connection

The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bodily, condition, constitution, morbid, habit.
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