dyscrasia

dyscrasia
1. A morbid general state resulting from the presence of abnormal material in the blood, usually applied to diseases affecting blood cells or platelets. 2. Old term indicating disease. [G. bad temperament, fr. dys- + krasis, a mixing]
- blood d. a diseased state of the blood; usually refers to abnormal cellular elements of a permanent character.

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dys·cra·sia dis-'krā-zh(ē-)ə n an abnormal condition of the body esp an imbalance of components of the blood

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n.
an abnormal state of the body or part of the body, especially one due to abnormal development or metabolism. In classical medicine the term was used for the imbalance of the four humours (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile), which was believed to be the basic cause of all diseases.

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dys·cra·sia (dis-kraґzhə) [dys- + -crasia] a term formerly used to indicate an abnormal mixture of the four humors; in surviving usages it now is roughly synonymous with “disease” or “pathologic condition.” dyscrasic adj

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  • dyscrasia — [dis krā′zhə, dis krā′zhē ə, dis krā′zē ə] n. [ModL < ML, distemper, disease < Gr dyskrasia, bad temperament < dys , DYS + krasis, a mixing < kerannynai, to mix: see IDIOSYNCRASY] an abnormal imbalance in some part of the body, esp.… …   English World dictionary

  • dyscrasia — noun an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body • Hypernyms: ↑ill health, ↑unhealthiness, ↑health problem • Hyponyms: ↑blood dyscrasia …   Useful english dictionary

  • dyscrasia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, bad mixture of humors, from Greek dyskrasia, from dys + krasis mixture, from kerannynai to mix more at crater Date: 14th century an abnormal condition of the body and especially the blood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dyscrasia — Illness as a result of abnormal material in the blood …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • dyscrasia — dyscrasial, dyscrasic /dis kraz ik, kras /, dyscratic, adj. /dis kray zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. Pathol. a malfunction or abnormal condition, esp. an imbalance of the constituents of the blood. [1350 1400; ME; < ML < Gk dyskrasía bad mixture,… …   Universalium

  • dyscrasia — noun An unspecified disorder resulting from the presence of abnormal material in the blood …   Wiktionary

  • dyscrasia — n. defect in the composition of the blood …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dyscrasia — [dɪs kreɪzɪə] noun Medicine an abnormal or disordered physiological state. Derivatives dyscrasic adjective Origin ME: via late L. from Gk duskrasia bad combination …   English new terms dictionary

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