dyscrasia
dyscrasia · dyscrasias
Dyskrasie
Imbalance of the four bodily humors that was thought to cause diseaseImbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.
/dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.
(countable, uncountable)Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood.
Dyskrasie
More definitions
- an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
disorder, especially of the blood:
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad mixture”).Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad mixture”).
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Forms
plural: dyscrasiasSynonyms
2 synonymsdiseaseB1pathological condition
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable