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predisposition

[pree-dis-puh-zish-uhn, pree-dis-] / priˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən, ˌpri dɪs- /


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But a genetic predisposition and family history aren’t the only causes of a dissection.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Breast cancer isn’t just a ‘pink’ disease; for men with a family history or genetic predisposition, a mammogram can be a lifesaving tool that overrides social stigma.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Your ideal rise time is linked to your chronotype, your genetic predisposition to waking at a certain time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

Genetic predisposition increases disease risk in certain populations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025

But in the darkness, while my teeth were slowly coerced into straightness, the rest of my face had begun to give in to a stronger, genetic predisposition toward crookedness.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Bonta said the failure resulted in a 2023 data breach which exposed genetic predispositions and risk factors of nearly seven million users, plus information about biological relatives, ancestry, and ethnicity.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

In the 1990s, teams of scientists — supported at least in part by NIH funding — tracked down the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes responsible for inherited predispositions to breast and other cancers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025

Certain people, because of their predispositions, tend to see the glass as being half full or half empty to begin with.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025

Potential future clinical applications may include risk detection and personalization of treatments based on an individual's genetic predispositions to rhythm impairments and childhood reading/language impairments.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

But our psychological predispositions pro or con must not mislead us.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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