Associations to the word «Chlorosis»

Wiktionary

CHLOROSIS, noun. (medicine) (countable) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness (Wikipedia).
CHLOROSIS, noun. (botany) (uncountable) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll (Wikipedia).

Dictionary definition

CHLOROSIS, noun. Iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin.

Wise words

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