noun
- an abnormal or diseased condition of the body, especially an imbalance of bodily humors or constituents
Usage: medical; formal
Examples
- The physician diagnosed a blood dyscrasia affecting the patient’s red cell count.
- Ancient medical texts often attributed illness to various forms of dyscrasia.
- The hematologist specialized in treating blood dyscrasias and related disorders.
- Modern medicine has moved beyond the concept of humoral dyscrasia.
- The patient’s dyscrasia required careful monitoring and treatment.
- Laboratory tests revealed a plasma cell dyscrasia in the bone marrow.