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Definition of: dyscrasia
(dis·krā′zhē·ə, -zhə) noun Pathol.
1. A depraved condition of the system and especially of the blood, due to constitutional disease.
2. General bad health. [<Med. L <Gk. dyskrasia bad temperament <dys- bad + krasia mixture]
—dys·cra′si·al, dys·cras·ic (dis·kraz′ik, -kras′-) adjective
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