Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chlorosis"

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) 1.7 (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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