dyscrasia vs infection

dyscrasia

noun
  • Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood. 

  • Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease. 

infection

noun
  • A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound. 

  • The act or process of infecting. 

  • A disease caused by a pathogen. 

  • An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host. 

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