Cacothesis

/kəˈkɑːθəsɪs/ noun

Definition

A bad or disordered condition; a pathological state or morbid constitutional condition in the body.

Etymology

From Greek 'kakos' (bad) + 'thesis' (position/condition). This medical term refers to an inherent or constitutional disorder in the body's systems.

Kelly Says

Ancient physicians believed people were born with different 'conditions' or constitutions, and cacothesis was their way of describing someone who seemed predisposed to illness—it's an early version of thinking about genetic or constitutional health issues.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካካትእሽስ (Kakateishis)
ka-ka-te-ish-is
ARالعربية
كاكوثيسيس (Kākūthīsis)
ka-ku-thi-sis
BNবাংলা
কাকোথিমিয়া (Kakōthimiyā)
ka-ko-thi-mee-yaa
CACatalà
cacotesi
kak-o-te-si
CSČeština
kakotese
kak-o-te-se
DADansk
kakotese
kak-o-te-se
DEDeutsch
Kakothesen
kak-o-te-sen
ELΕλληνικά
κακοθησία (kakotēsia)
ka-ko-the-see-ah
ESEspañol
cacotesia
kak-o-te-see-ah
FAفارسی
کاکوتhesis (Kakothesis)
ka-ko-te-sis
FISuomi
kakotese
kak-o-te-se
FRFrançais
cacothésis
kak-o-te-sis
GUGU
કકોથેસીસ (Kakotheesis)
kak-o-the-sis
HAHA
kakotese
kak-o-te-se
HEעברית
קאקוטזיס (Kakotzis)
ka-ko-tzi-s
HIहिन्दी
कॅकोथीमिया (Kakōthīmiyā)
ka-ko-thee-mee-yaa
HUMagyar
kakotézis
kak-o-te-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
kakotesis
kak-o-te-sis
IGIG
kakotese
kak-o-te-se
ITItaliano
cacotesi
kak-o-te-zee
JA日本語
カコテーシス (Kakotēshisu)
kak-o-te-shi-su
KKKK
какотезис (kakotezis)
kak-o-te-zis
KMKM
កាកូថិសិស (Kākūthīsis)
ka-ku-thi-sis
KO한국어
카코테시스 (Kakoteisis)
ka-ko-te-si-seu
MRMR
कॅकोथीमिया (Kakōthīmiyā)
ka-ko-thee-mee-yaa
MSBahasa Melayu
kakotesis
kak-o-te-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ကကောသေသီ (Kakaothethi)
ka-ka-o-the-thi
NLNederlands
cacothesis
kak-o-te-sis
NONorsk
kakotese
kak-o-te-se
PAPA
ਕਾਕੋਥੀਮੀਆ (Kākothīmiā)
ka-ko-thee-mee-aa
PLPolski
kakotyez
kak-o-te-ez
PTPortuguês
cacotese
kak-o-te-seh
RORomână
cacotezism
kak-o-te-zi-sm
RUРусский
какотезис (kakotezis)
kak-o-te-zis
SVSvenska
kakotesi
kak-o-te-si
SWKiswahili
kakotese
kak-o-te-se
TAதமிழ்
காக்கோதீமியா (Kākkōthīmiyā)
ka-kka-o-thee-mee-yaa
TEతెలుగు
కాకోథీమియ (Kākothīmiyā)
ka-ko-thee-mee-yaa
THไทย
คาโคเทซิส (Khakothēsis)
kha-ko-the-sis
TLTL
kakotesis
kak-o-te-sis
TRTürkçe
kakotezis
kak-o-te-zis
UKУкраїнська
какотезис (kakotezis)
kak-o-te-zis
URاردو
کاکوٹھیسس (Kakūthīsis)
ka-ku-thi-sis
VITiếng Việt
cacothêsis
ka-ko-the-sis
YOYO
kakotese
kak-o-te-se
ZH中文
卡可忒西斯 (Kǎ kě tè sī sī)
ka-ke-te-si-si
ZUZU
kakotese
kak-o-te-se

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