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)

1. (ancient usage) Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.
2. (modern usage) Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood.

Synonyms

• disease, pathological condition

Antonyms

• eucrasia

Hyponyms

• blood dyscrasias: plasma cell dyscrasia, T-cell dyscrasia
• endocrine dyscrasia

Derived terms

• dyscrasic

Related terms

• acrasia

Translations

disorder, especially of the blood

• French: dyscrasie (fr) f
• German: Dyskrasie (de) f
• Greek: δυσκρασία (el) f (dyskrasía)