dyscrasia

American  

[dis-krey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / dɪsˈkreɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

Pathology.

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

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dyscrasia British  

/ dɪsˈkreɪzɪə /

noun

1. obsolete any abnormal physiological condition, esp of the blood

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Other Word Forms

• dyscrasial adjective
• dyscrasic adjective
• dyscratic adjective

Etymology

Origin of dyscrasia

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

Example Sentences

He attributes the simultaneous occurrence of these conditions to some blood dyscrasia, uric acid, or the like, affecting the two most used sets of muscles and organs, the legs and the vocal cords.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Let that child be vaccinated, and let the syphilitic dyscrasia afterward break forth.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

As regards the relation of the syphilitic dyscrasia to neuralgia, I agree in general with Eulenburg.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

Clinical Materia Medica,"~ third edition, page 141: "The various constitutions or dyscrasia underlying chronic and acute affections are, indeed, very numerous.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry

I consider that every dyscrasia is dependent upon a permanent supply of noxious ingredients from certain sources.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir