Chlorosis

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  • noun. The yellowing or whitening of normally green plant tissue because of a decreased amount of chlorophyll, often as a result of disease or nutrient deficiency.
  • noun. An iron-deficiency anemia, primarily of young women, characterized by a greenish-yellow discoloration of the skin.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The greensickness, a peculiar form of anemia or bloodlessness which affects young women at or near the period of puberty.
  • noun. In botany: Etiolation.
  • noun. A transformation of the ordinarily colored parts of a flower into green leaf-like or sepal-like organs, as in what are known as “green roses.” Also called chloranthy.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The green sickness; an anæmic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.
  • noun. A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. (countable) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness (Wikipedia).
  • noun. (uncountable) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll (Wikipedia).
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  • noun. iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin
    • Word Usage
    "This is true especially in young girls who have what is called chlorosis or green sickness."
    cross-reference
    egyptian chlorosis  false chlorosis  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    iron deficiency anaemia  iron deficiency anemia  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anticoagulants  anæmia  chorea  hypochondria  leucorrhoea  
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