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predisposition vs habitus

habitus vs predisposition

predisposition and habitus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
predisposition Yes No No No
habitus Yes No No No
As nouns, habitus is a hyponym of predisposition; that is, habitus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than predisposition:
  • predisposition: susceptibility to a pathogen
  • habitus: person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
Other hyponyms of predisposition include sensitisation, sensitization, hypersensitivity, diathesis.
predisposition (noun) habitus (noun)
a disposition in advance to react in a particular way constitution of the human body
an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
susceptibility to a pathogen
Difference between predisposition and habitus

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