Dyscrasia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dyscrasia \Dys*cra"si*a\, n. [NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. dyskrasi`a;
     dys- bad + kra^sis mixture, fr. keranny`nai 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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dyscrasia
       n : an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body