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DYSCRASIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dyscrasia mean?
• DYSCRASIA (noun)
The noun DYSCRASIA has 1 sense:
1. an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
Familiarity information: DYSCRASIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dyscrasia" is a kind of...):
health problem; ill health; unhealthiness (a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dyscrasia"):
blood dyscrasia (any abnormal condition of the blood)
Context examples
It may cause blood dyscrasias, therefore, this agent was only used after other less toxic anticonvulsants had failed.
(Mephenytoin, NCI Thesaurus)
Common causes include trauma due to accidents, insect or reptile bites, severe cold exposure or pathological conditions such as infarctions or blood dyscrasias.
(Ischemic necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)
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