dys·cra·sia (d s-kr  zh , -zh -)n. An abnormal bodily condition, especially of the blood. [Medieval Latin, bad mixture, disease, from Greek duskr si : dus-, dys- + krsis, mixing; see ker- in Indo-European roots.] |
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]
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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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
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