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Main Entry:
pre·dis·pose
[
pree-di-
spohz
]
/
ˌpri
dɪˈspoʊz
/
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Main Entry:
predispose
Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
Genes that
predispose
people to depression, though, also influence their risk of experiencing negative environmental events.
Other studies suggest that certain jobs may
predispose
workers or their children to brain.
Scientists know that small variations in certain genes can
predispose
people to cancers or heart disease.
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Genes that
predispose
people to depression, though, also influence their risk of experiencing negative environmental events.
Other studies suggest that certain jobs may
predispose
workers or their children to brain.
Scientists know that small variations in certain genes can
predispose
people to cancers or heart disease.
Certain genetic disorders
predispose
people to respiratory infections.
But researchers do have a growing knowledge of some of the factors that
predispose
people to heat illness.
Antidepressants help with strokes, but surveys also show them to
predispose
to stroke.
It should be a major goal of science to understand the genes that
predispose
us to do one thing as opposed to another.
Bong lung: regular smokers of cannabis show relatively distinctive histologic changes that
predispose
to pneumothorax.
She noted that it is possible that there are several different genes that
predispose
to the illness in various families.
However, if your genes
predispose
you to asthma or obesity, eradication may be unwise.
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