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dyscrasia definition

dys·cra·sia (dis krā′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə, -zē ə)

noun

an abnormal imbalance in some part of the body, esp. in the blood

Etymology: ModL < ML, distemper, disease < Gr dyskrasia, bad temperament < dys-, dys- + krasis, a mixing < kerannynai, to mix: see idiosyncrasy

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