chlorosis
an abnormally yellow color of plant tissues, resulting from partial failure to develop chlorophyll, caused by a nutrient deficiency or the activities of a pathogen.
Also called greensickness. Pathology. a benign type of iron-deficiency anemia in adolescent girls, marked by a pale yellow-green complexion.
Origin of chlorosis
1Other words from chlorosis
- chlo·rot·ic [klaw-rot-ik, kloh-], /klɔˈrɒt ɪk, kloʊ-/, adjective
- chlo·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use chlorosis in a sentence
When fourteen years old she had for some months suffered from chlorosis, but had never been troubled by any other serious illness.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollIt is sometimes also found to accompany the chlorosis or green sickness.
For instance, the green-sickness, chlorosis, is by no means exclusively a disease of girls.
The Physical Life of Woman: | Dr. George H NapheysThis unnatural desire is also frequently seen in hysteria and chlorosis, and in several uterine diseases.
It is only moderately productive and for some years has been affected with chlorosis.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
British Dictionary definitions for chlorosis
/ (klɔːˈrəʊsɪs) /
Also called: greensickness pathol a disorder, formerly common in adolescent girls, characterized by pale greenish-yellow skin, weakness, and palpitation and caused by insufficient iron in the body
botany a deficiency of chlorophyll in green plants caused by mineral deficiency, lack of light, disease, etc, the leaves appearing uncharacteristically pale
Origin of chlorosis
1Derived forms of chlorosis
- chlorotic (klɔːˈrɒtɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for chlorosis
[ klə-rō′sĭs ]
The yellowing or whitening of normally green plant tissue because of loss or decreased production of chlorophyll, often as a result of disease, insufficient light, or inadequate sources of iron and magnesium.
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