(ËwÉªndËmÉªl; ËwÉªnËmÉªl) n. 1. (Mechanical Engineering) a machine for grinding or pumping driven by a set of adjustable vanes or sails that are caused to turn by the force of the wind. 2. (Mechanical Engineering) the set of vanes or sails that drives such a mill. 3. (Other Non-sporting Hobbies) Also called: whirligig Brit a toy consisting of plastic or paper vanes attached to a stick in such a manner that they revolve like the sails of a windmill. US and Canadian name: pinwheel.
A genetic predisposition is a genetic characteristic which influences the possible phenotypic development of an individual organism within a species or population under the influence of environmental conditions.redisposition is the capacity we are born with to learn things such as language and concept of self. Negative environmental influences may block the predisposition (ability) we have to do some things.
A genetic predisposition to a particular mental illness does not entail a certain prognosis, I hear this question and concern quite often. Just because one is genetically predisposed to depression or another mental illness, one may still avoid the manifestation of the illness in their life.