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Dyscrasia

//dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body wordnet
  3. 3
    Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad mixture”).

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