Dictionary entry

Dyscrasia

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Dys‐cra″si‐a (?), n. [NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. δυσκρασία; δυσ- bad + κρα̑σισ mixture, fr. κεραννύναι to mix: cf. F. dycrasie.] (Med.) An ill habit or state of the constitution; — formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.