: an abnormal condition of the body and especially the blood
Word History
Etymology
Middle English discracie, discrasie "diseased condition due to disproportionate mixture of the humors," borrowed from Late Latin dyscrāsia, borrowed from Greek dyskrāsía, from dys- dys- + krâsis "mixing, blending, temperament" (from krā-, variant stem of keránnȳmi, kerannýnai "to mix, mingle, as wine with water, temper" + -sis -sis-) + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at crater entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
dyscrasia
noun
dys·cra·sia dis-ˈkrā-zh(ē-)ə
: an abnormal condition of the body
especially: an imbalance of components of the blood