predisposing

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“Inadequate nutrition, particularly vitamin A deficiency, can impair the lining of the digestive tract, predisposing birds to inflammation and secondary illness.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Selenium itself is an oxidant, but in low doses it activates responses in a controlled manner, predisposing the body to better defense.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

Which predisposing conditions the person was diagnosed with.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

“We have to recognize that mental stress plays a real role in predisposing an athlete to injury,” said Stephen P. Gonzalez, an assistant athletic director for leadership and mental performance at Dartmouth College.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021

Was there anything about the Chinese environment predisposing toward Confucian philosophy and cultural conservatism, which may also have profoundly affected history?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond