Definition of Blood dyscrasia

1. Noun. Any abnormal condition of the blood.

Generic synonyms: Dyscrasia
Specialized synonyms: Blood Disease, Blood Disorder

Medical Definition of Blood dyscrasia

1. A general term which is used to describe any abnormality in the blood or bone marrow's cellular components, such as low white blood cell count, low red blood cell count or low platelet count. Medications known to cause thrombocytopenia or leukopenia as a side effect include: pyrimethamine, chloramphenicol, levamisole, sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim, sulphapyridine, sulphasalazine, antihistamines, appetite suppressants, anticonvulsants, tricyclic antidepressants, decongestants and antihistamines, benzodiazepines, chloroquine, clozapine, dapsone, glutethimide, hydroxychloroquine, isoniazid, meprobamate and aspirin, methazolamide, perphenazine and amitriptyline, phenacemide, pimozide, rifampin, thioxanthenes, trimethobenzamide, trimethoprim and trimetaphan. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blood Dyscrasia

blood corpuscle
blood count
blood count
blood crisis
blood crystals
blood culture
blood cup
blood cyst
blood cyst
blood disease
blood disk
blood disorder
blood donor
blood dust
blood dyscrasia (current term)
blood dyscrasia (current term)
blood extravasation
blood feud
blood flower
blood flow velocity
blood fluke
blood gases
blood gas analysis
blood glucose
blood glucose
blood glucose meter
blood glucose monitoring
blood glucose self-monitoring
blood group
blood group

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