Crossword clues for dyscrasia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dyscrasia \Dys*cra"si*a\, n. [NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. dyskrasi`a; dys- bad + kra^sis mixture, fr. keranny`nai to mix: cf. F. dycrasie.] (Med.) An ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.
Wiktionary
n. An unspecified disorder resulting from the presence of abnormal material in the blood.
WordNet
n. an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
Wikipedia
Dyscrasia (or dyskrasia) is a concept from ancient Greek medicine, meaning bad mixture.
The concept of dyscrasia was developed by the Greek physician Galen (129–216 AD), who elaborated a model of health and disease as a structure of elements, qualities, humors, organs, and temperaments. Health was understood in this perspective to be a condition of harmony or balance among these basic components, called eucrasia. Disease was interpreted as the disproportion of bodily fluids or four humours: phlegm, blood, and yellow and black bile. The imbalance was called dyscrasia.
Usage examples of "dyscrasia".
In general the red cells usually all look more or less alike, barring a really bad blood dyscrasia, but the white blood cells come in five special classifications.
Let him believe Miles wanted a new body, without the bone dyscrasias that had plagued him since birth .
Let him believe Miles wanted a new body, without the bone dyscrasias that had plagued him since birth.
Let him believe Miles wanted a new body, without the bone dyscrasias that had plagued him since birth .