pallor
[ pal-er ]
/ ˈpæl ər /
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noun
unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
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Origin of pallor
Words nearby pallor
pallidoansotomy, pallidotomy, pallidum, pallium, pall-mall, pallor, pally, pally up, palm, Palma, palmaceous
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British Dictionary definitions for pallor
pallor
/ (ˈpælə) /
noun
a pale condition, esp when unnaturalfear gave his face a deathly pallor
Word Origin for pallor
C17: from Latin: whiteness (of the skin), from pallēre to be pale 1
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Medical definitions for pallor
pallor
[ păl′ər ]
n.
Paleness, as of the skin.
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