NALT

Preferred term

disease susceptibility

Topic

A constitution or condition of the body which makes the tissues react in special ways to certain extrinsic stimuli and thus tends to make the individual more than usually susceptible to certain diseases.

pathological processes and conditions

genetic predisposition to disease

diathesis
susceptible to disease
susceptible to illness
susceptible to infection

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

86709

Spanish

propensión a las enfermedades

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/78062

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Created 7/21/06, last modified 3/1/19