blood dyscrasia
- noun
- /blʌd dɪsˈkreɪziə/
- Specialized
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discrasia sanguínea
- This treatment modality in children has been sparsely reported, except in those with blood dyscrasias or mass lesions.
Examples
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The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms indicated a blood dyscrasia, which required further testing.
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Many blood dyscrasias can lead to serious health issues if left untreated.
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She was diagnosed with a rare blood dyscrasia after her lab results showed abnormal cell counts.
Synonyms
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A health problem that affects the blood, like anemia or leukemia
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A condition that affects the blood or its cells
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An abnormal condition of the blood that changes its make-up
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines the transparent noun 'blood' with a medical noun 'dyscrasia' meaning an abnormality in blood or bodily fluids, so the overall sense 'abnormal condition of the blood' is directly predictable from its parts. Although the term is technical and infrequent, its meaning is compositional rather than idiomatic, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
The medical term blood dyscrasia comes from old medicine ideas about body fluids: blood and the old word dyscrasia meaning 'bad mixture'. So it gives a simple picture of blood mixed in the wrong way, and today it means 'any abnormal condition or disorder of the blood'.