Diseases

Disease Susceptibility

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Diathesis
  • Susceptibility, Disease
  • Diatheses
  • Disease Susceptibilities
  • Susceptibilities, Disease

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Aspects Covered

30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, psychology, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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IM GEN only

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History Note

81; was DIATHESIS 1963-80

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Tree Numbers

  1. C23.550.291.687
  2. G07.100.250

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NLM Classification

QZ 50

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Disease Susceptibility. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004198. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004198
  2. Disease Susceptibility. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65534164