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dyscrasia
[ dis-krey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
noun
- 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
Other Words From
- dys·crasi·al dys·cras·ic [dis-, kraz, -ik, -, kras, -], dys·cratic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dyscrasia1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dyscrasia1
Example Sentences
The dyscrasia may also represent modifications in the relative proportion of the normal constituents of the blood.
In this case, also, we find the deepest and most stubborn disturbance of the organic juices and a subject with every indication of the worst form of scrofula, ending in lethal cancer—dyscrasia or tuberculosis.
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.
The dyscrasia that gives rise to these worms, with the accompanying itching and tickling, is apt to cause a sexual excitement which may prove more disastrous than the original trouble itself.
This may result from constitutional dyscrasia, or may be associated with a defective blood supply, as when the nutrient artery is injured.
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