Category: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.