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dys·cra·sia  (ds-krzh, -zh-)

n.

An abnormal bodily condition, especially of the blood.

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[Medieval Latin, bad mixture, disease, from Greek duskrsi : dus-, dys- + krsis, mixing; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

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dyscrasia [dɪsˈkreɪzɪə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Obsolete any abnormal physiological condition, esp of the blood

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

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dyscrasia

Medicine. an unhealthy condition, especially an imbalance of physiologic or constitutional elements, often of the blood. Cf. eucrasia. — dyscrasic, dyscratic, adj.

See also: Health

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dyscrasia - an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain blood dyscrasia - any abnormal condition of the blood