What is "dyscrasy"

Dyscrasy \Dys"cra*sy\, n.; pl. Discrasies. Dycrasia.

Sin is a cause of dycrasies and distempers.
--Jer. Taylor.

n. 1 (context countable literally English) A body disorder; an imbalance of the humours; distemper; morbid diathesis. 2 (context uncountable figuratively English) disharmony; discord; disorder; dissonance. vb. (context obsolete rare English) dyscrase.