predisposing

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Predisposing factors for persistent sinus trouble are numerous, ranging from a deviated septum and bad allergies to immunodeficiency.

From New York Times • May 12, 2011

Predisposing Causes.—Overcrowding; dark unhealthy rooms; prolonged fatigue; mental depression.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Predisposing causes cannot long accumulate and fester, without curdling into vital action.

From Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman by Sieveking, Giberne

Predisposing Causes of Contraction.—Among these we will first mention heredity, although it is possible it should not be deemed of so great account as it is by some.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Predisposing causes are sedentary life, overwork, mental anxiety, insufficient nourishment, in general, anything calculated to lower the vitality.

From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe