dyscrasia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body

WordNet

Dys*cra"si*a noun
Etymology
NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. bad + mixture, fr. to mix: cf. F. dycrasie.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.

Webster 1913