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dyscrasia
[ dis-krey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a malfunction or abnormal condition, especially an imbalance of the constituents of the blood.
dyscrasia
/ dɪsˈkreɪzɪə /
noun
- obsolete.any abnormal physiological condition, esp of the blood
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Other Words From
- dys·crasi·al dys·cras·ic [dis-, kraz, -ik, -, kras, -], dys·cratic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dyscrasia1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dyscrasia1
C19: New Latin, from Medieval Latin: an imbalance of humours, from Greek, from dys- + -krasia, from krasis a mixing
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Example Sentences
As regards the relation of the syphilitic dyscrasia to neuralgia, I agree in general with Eulenburg.
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The dyscrasia may also represent modifications in the relative proportion of the normal constituents of the blood.
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Let that child be vaccinated, and let the syphilitic dyscrasia afterward break forth.
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The influence of alcoholic liquors in the production of gouty dyscrasia is generally acknowledged.
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Greenhow8 of London first called attention to the frequency with which chronic bronchitis is associated with the gouty dyscrasia.
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