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Person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
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habitus
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Habitus may refer to: Habitus (biology) , a term commonly used in biology as being less ambiguous than "habit" Habitus (sociology) , a structure of the mind characterized by a set of acquired schemata, sensibilities, dispositions and taste Habitus: A Diaspora ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the consumptive habitus" constitution of the human body [syn: physique , build , body-build ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Habitus \Hab"i*tus\ (h[a^]b"[i^]*t[u^]s), n. [L.] (Zo["o]l.) Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context zoology English) habitude; mode of life; bearing, general appearance. 2 (context botany English) habit; general shape and appearance of a species or variety of plant. 3 (cx sociology English) The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations ...
Usage examples of habitus.
Statius Albius Oppianicus, had been prosecuted by his stepson, Aulus Cluentius Habitus, for attempting to murder him.
Mr Etermon taking a z-nap on the divan or stealing into the kitchen to sniff with erotic avidity the sizzling stew, represented quite unconsciously a living refutation of individual immortality, since his whole habitus was a dead-end with nothing in it capable or worthy of transcending the mortal condition.