Chlorosis

[klә'rәusis]

Definition

(noun.) iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin.

Checker: Wilmer--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The green sickness; an anaemic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.

(n.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Med.) Green-sickness.

Typist: Wesley