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CHLOROSIS
chlorosis, greensickness
(noun) iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chlorosis (countable and uncountable, plural chloroses)
(pathology, countable) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness.
(botany, phytopathology, uncountable) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll.
Source: Wiktionary
Chlo*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. chlorose.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: The green sickness; an anæmic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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