Predispose Sentence Examples

Your mother's MND does not predispose you to the same problem.

Your family history may predispose you to hypertension.

Inappropriate cubicle housing can reduce a cow 's lying time which can predispose to lameness and may contribute to teat damage.

Although it is uncertain why the hair follicles undergo these changes, it is thought that a combination of genes may predispose some children and adults to the disease.

Changes in the habits of humans lead to the opening up of new pathways of infection and predispose to the emergence of new zoonoses.

Certain soil and water conditions can also predispose tomatoes to disease.

Sickle cell anemia does not predispose newborn infants to jaundice.

Early introduction of highly allergenic foods may predispose a child to reactions, but this is controversial.

There may also be biologic factors such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and certain temperaments that predispose particular children towards misbehavior.

Lack of this contact may predispose the child to psychological problems as well as diminish opportunities for learning.

They are often associated with anisometropia and both of these conditions are thought to predispose children to developing amblyopia.

Indeed, the extent to which the earlier NSAIDs might also predispose to cardiovascular events has still not been resolved.

Concurrent disorders that predispose to syncope, e.g. carotid sinus syncope, micturition syncope, and postural hypotension, are common in the elderly.

As is the case with styes, having acne seems to predispose some adolescents to having chalazia.

Structural disorders such as flat feet, hyperextended knees (genu recurvatum), and hypermobility syndrome (joints that can move beyond the normal range of motion) may predispose a person to developing leg cramps.

Factors that may predispose an individual to Munchausen include a serious illness in childhood or an existing personality disorder.

People in some racial groups have a smaller size of the ear canal, which may predispose them to infection.

The location of some genes appears to predispose people to stuttering.

All MEN types are the result of inherited genetic mutations that predispose the individual to excessive growth of cells (hyperplasia) and tumor formation in multiple endocrine glands.

Waiting for Mr Disraeli did not enhance the pleasure of meeting him, nor when he did arrive did his appearance predispose us in his favour.

It's important to avoid excessive sun exposure when taking St. John's Wort as it may predispose you to photosensitivity, or light sensitivity, and cause your skin to burn more so than usual.

Ignaz Jozsef Martinovics (1755-1795) and his associates, the Hungarian Jacobins, vainly attempted a revolutionary propaganda (1795), and Napoleon's mutilations of the ancient kingdom of St Stephen did not predispose the Hungarian gentry in his favour.

His Whig connexions combined with his transatlantic experiences to predispose Lord Edward to sympathize with the doctrines of the French Revolution, which he embraced with ardour when he visited Paris in October 1792.

He had no great tincture of learning, he was by no means a profound logician, and he was impulsive and emotional in the extreme - characteristics which in political matters predispose the subject to the preference of equality above all political requisites.

The climatic conditions of the Persian Gulf particularly seem to predispose to this disease, for it very frequently attacks white persons resident there, especially if they are exposed to dietetic hardships.