Meaning of the word predisposed in English

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predisposed

US /ˌpriː.dɪˈspoʊzd/
UK /ˌpriː.dɪˈspoʊzd/

Adjective

1.

to be more likely than other people to have a medical condition or to behave in a particular way:

Example:
Researchers have discovered that the children of these patients are genetically predisposed to cancer.
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