PREDISPONENT
Pre`dis*po"nent, a.
Defn: Disposing beforehand; predisposing.
— n.
Defn: That which predisposes. Predisponent causes. (Med.) See
Predisposing causes, under Predispose. Dunglison.
PREDISPOSE
Pre`dis*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predisposed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Predisposing.] Etym: [Pref. pre- + dispose: cf. F. prédisposer.]
1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease. Predisposing causes (Med.), causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes.
PREDISPOSITION Pre*dis`po*si"tion, n.Etym: [Pref. pre- + disposition: cf. F. prédisposition.]
1. The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; — applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger.
2. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose; susceptibility; — applied to material things; as, the predisposition of the body to disease.
PREDOMINANCE
Pre*dom"i*nance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prédominance.]