The difference between Diathesis and Voice

When used as nouns, diathesis means a hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder, whereas voice means sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song.


Voice is also verb with the meaning: to give utterance or expression to.

check bellow for the other definitions of Diathesis and Voice

  1. Diathesis as a noun (medicine):

    A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.

  2. Diathesis as a noun (grammar):

    Voice (active or passive).

  1. Voice as a noun:

    Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

    Examples:

    "The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history."

    "She has a pleasant voice."

    "His low voice allowed hum to become a bass in the choir."

  2. Voice as a noun (phonetics):

    Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

  3. Voice as a noun:

    The tone or sound emitted by an object

  4. Voice as a noun:

    The faculty or power of utterance

    Examples:

    "to cultivate the voice'"

  5. Voice as a noun:

    That which is communicated; message; meaning.

  6. Voice as a noun:

    An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered

  7. Voice as a noun (archaic):

    Command; precept.

  8. Voice as a noun:

    One who speaks; a speaker.

  9. Voice as a noun (grammar):

    A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

    Examples:

    "The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive."

  10. Voice as a noun (music):

    In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.

    Examples:

    "The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts."

  11. Voice as a noun (Internet, [[IRC]]):

    A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.

  1. Voice as a verb (transitive):

    To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

    Examples:

    "He voiced the sentiments of the nation."

  2. Voice as a verb (transitive, phonology):

    To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.

  3. Voice as a verb (transitive):

    To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of

    Examples:

    "voice the pipes of an organ"

  4. Voice as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To vote; to elect; to appoint

  5. Voice as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To clamor; to cry out

  6. Voice as a verb (transitive, Internet):

    To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.

  7. Voice as a verb (television, film):

    To act as a voice actor to portray a character.

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