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dys⋅cra⋅sia

[dis-krey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
a malfunction or abnormal condition, esp. an imbalance of the constituents of the blood.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; < ML < Gk dyskrasía bad mixture, equiv. to dys- dys- + krâs(is) a mixing + -ia -ia


dys⋅cra⋅si⋅al, dys⋅cras⋅ic [dis-kraz-ik, -kras-] , dys⋅crat⋅ic, adjective
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Main Entry: dys·cra·sia
Pronunciation: dis-'krA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
: an abnormal condition of the body; especially : animbalance of components of the blood
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dyscrasia dys·cra·sia (dĭs-krā'zhə, -zhē-ə)
n.

  1. An abnormal state or disorder of the body, especially of the blood.

  2. Disease. No longer in technical use.

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