Definitions for dyscrasia
dɪsˈkreɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ədyscra·si·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dyscrasianoun

   an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dyscrasianoun

   An unspecified disorder resulting from the presence of abnormal material in the blood.

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1. Dyscrasia

   In medicine, both ancient and modern, a dyscrasia is any of various disorders. The word has ancient Greek roots 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 (based on earlier humorism). 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, yellow bile, and black bile. The imbalance was called dyscrasia. In modern medicine, the term is still occasionally used in medical context for an unspecified disorder of the blood, such as a plasma cell dyscrasia.

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1. dyscrasia

   Dyscrasia refers to any abnormal condition or disorder, especially of the blood. It is often used to describe unusual cellular elements in the blood. The term originates from Greek which literally means "bad mixture."

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1. Dyscrasianoun

   an ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors

2. Etymology: [NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. dyskrasi`a; dys- bad + kra^sis mixture, fr. keranny`nai to mix: cf. F. dycrasie.]

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1. Dyscrasia

   Dyscrasia is a concept from ancient Greek medicine with the word "dyskrasia", meaning bad mixture. The concept of dyscrasia was developed by the Greek physician Galen, 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.

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1. Dyscrasia

   dis-krā′si-a, n. (path.) an altered condition of the blood and fluids of the system, leading to constitutional diseases, as dropsy, cancer, delirium tremens, lead-poisoning, &c. [From Gr. dys, bad, krasis, a mixture.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dyscrasia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dyscrasia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dyscrasia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dyscrasia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscrasia
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dyscrasia
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dyscrasia
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dyscrasia