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dyscrasia

/dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/

dyscrasia noun: imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.

Noun

dyscrasia (countable and uncountable, plural dyscrasias)

  1. (ancient usage) Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.
  2. (modern usage) Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood.

dyscrasia meaning in Tamil

dyscrasia in Tamil

இரத்தக் கூறு அளவு மாறுபாடு, தாதுசீர்கேடு

Synonyms of dyscrasia

Antonyms

Forms of dyscrasia

pluraldyscrasias
alternative formdyskrasia

Origin of dyscrasia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad mixture”).

Words formed from dyscrasia

Questions about dyscrasia

What does dyscrasia mean?
Dyscrasia means imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.
What is dyscrasia in Tamil?
Dyscrasia in Tamil is இரத்தக் கூறு அளவு மாறுபாடு, தாதுசீர்கேடு. See Dyscrasia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dyscrasia?
Dyscrasia is a noun.
How do you pronounce dyscrasia?
Dyscrasia is pronounced /dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/.
What is the plural of dyscrasia?
The plural of dyscrasia is dyscrasias.

Words near dyscrasia in the dictionary

  1. dyscophine
  2. dyscophines
  3. dyscopia
  4. dyscoria
  5. dyscorias
  6. dyscrasia
  7. dyscrasias
  8. dyscrasic
  9. dyscrasied
  10. dyscrasies
  11. dyscrasite

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