dyscratic
|dys-crat-ic|
/dɪsˈkrætɪk/
bad mixture; abnormal composition
Etymology
'dyscratic' originates from Greek via Late Latin/New Latin, specifically the Greek word 'dyskrasia' (διασκρασία) or the Late Latin 'dyscrasia', where the prefix 'dys-' meant 'bad' or 'difficult' and 'krasis' meant 'mixing' or 'mixture'.
'dyscratic' changed from the Greek medical term 'dyskrasia' into Late Latin/New Latin 'dyscrasia' used by physicians, and then entered English medical vocabulary as the adjective 'dyscratic'.
Initially it meant 'a bad mixture' (especially of bodily humors); over time it evolved into adjectives describing an abnormal or pathological composition of the blood or body fluids and related conditions.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to dyscrasia — i.e., pertaining to an abnormal or disordered composition of the blood or body fluids; used especially in medical contexts.
The hematologist described the patient’s condition as dyscratic, noting several abnormal values in the blood work.
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Adjective 2
describing a condition caused by or showing the effects of an abnormal mixture or imbalance in bodily humors or constituents (historical/clinical usage).
In older medical texts, certain fevers were called dyscratic disorders, thought to arise from a bad mixture of humors.
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