Chlorosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chlorosis \Chlo*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. chlwro`s 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.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chlorosis
       n : iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by
           weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to
           the skin [syn: {greensickness}]