dyscrasia
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Noun (1)
- an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the bodyType of ill health, unhealthinessKinds blood dyscrasia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dys·cra′si·a noun
Origin: NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. δυσκρασία; δυς- bad + κρᾶσις mixture, fr. κεραννύναι to mix: cf. F. dycrasie.
Medicine An ill habit or state of the constitution; — formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54