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chlorosis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chlorosis \Chlo*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? light green: cf F. chlorose.] 1. (Med.) The green sickness; an an[ae]mic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc 2. (Bot.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chlorosis n : iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin [syn: {greensickness}]
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