dyscrasia

[ dis-krey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

/ dɪsˈkreɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

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noun Pathology.

a malfunction or abnormal condition, especially an imbalance of the constituents of the blood.

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Origin of dyscrasia

1350–1400; Middle English; <Medieval Latin <Greek dyskrasía bad mixture, equivalent to dys-dys- + krâs(is) a mixing + -ia-ia

OTHER WORDS FROM dyscrasia

dys·cra·si·al, dys·cras·ic

[dis-kraz-ik, -kras-], /dɪsˈkræz ɪk, -ˈkræs-/, dys·crat·ic, adjective

Words nearby dyscrasia

dyschondrosteosis, dyschromatopsia, dyschromia, dyschronogenic, dyscoria, dyscrasia, dysembryoma, dysencephalia splanchnocystica, dysentery, dyserethism, dysergia

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How to use dyscrasia in a sentence

As regards the relation of the syphilitic dyscrasia to neuralgia, I agree in general with Eulenburg.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it|Francis E. Anstie
The dyscrasia may also represent modifications in the relative proportion of the normal constituents of the blood.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Let that child be vaccinated, and let the syphilitic dyscrasia afterward break forth.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The influence of alcoholic liquors in the production of gouty dyscrasia is generally acknowledged.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

Greenhow8 of London first called attention to the frequency with which chronic bronchitis is associated with the gouty dyscrasia.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dyscrasia

dyscrasia

/ (dɪsˈkreɪzɪə) /

noun

obsolete any abnormal physiological condition, esp of the blood

Word Origin for dyscrasia

C19: New Latin, from Medieval Latin: an imbalance of humours, from Greek, from dys- + -krasia, from krasis a mixing

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Medical definitions for dyscrasia

dyscrasia

[ dĭs-krā′zhə ]

n.

An abnormal state or disorder of the body, especially of the blood.

Disease. No longer in technical use.