chlorosis

2 definitions found

chlorosis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn
        green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.
        [1913 Webster]

chlorosis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chlorosis
      n 1: iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by
           weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to
           the skin [syn: chlorosis, greensickness]