dyscrasia

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

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of dyscrasia

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

Related formsdys·cra·si·al, dys·cras·ic

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

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Examples from the Web for dyscrasia

Historical Examples of dyscrasia

The dyscrasia of chronic alcoholism is a very common cause of fatty liver.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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I consider that every dyscrasia is dependent upon a permanent supply of noxious ingredients from certain sources.
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for dyscrasia

dyscrasia

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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dyscrasia in Medicine

dyscrasia

[dĭs-krā′zhə]

An abnormal state or disorder of the body, especially of the blood.
Disease. No longer in technical use.