dyscrasia
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad mixture”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/
Noun
dyscrasia (countable and uncountable, plural dyscrasias)
- (ancient usage) Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.
- (modern usage) Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood.
Synonyms
- disease, pathological condition
Hyponyms
- blood dyscrasias: plasma cell dyscrasia, T-cell dyscrasia
- endocrine dyscrasia
Derived terms
Translations
disorder, especially of the blood
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