dyscrasia

English

Alternative forms

dyskrasia

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

dyscrasic

Translations

disorder, especially of the blood

Greek: δυσκρασία (el) f (dyskrasía)

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