dyscrasia
/dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/noun
dyscrasia is a noun meaning “Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-Y-S-C-R-A-S-I-A, and it appears about once in every 85 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of dyscrasia is dyscrasias.
What does dyscrasia mean?
noun
- 1
Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.
- 2
Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce dyscrasia?
- /dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dyscrasia
- dyscrasias plural
- dyskrasia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is dyscrasia?
Dyscrasia appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Dyscrasia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disorder, especially of the blood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dyscrasie |
| German | Dyskrasie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dyscrasia come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad mixture”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).