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Chlorosis

Chlorosis Meaning & Definition
Chlorosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chlorosis?

[n] iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chlorosis: greensickness

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See Also | iron deficiency anaemia | iron deficiency anemia

Chlorosis In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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