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chlorosis [klaw-roh-sis, kloh-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- 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 First recorded in 1675–85; chlor-1 + -osis Related formschlo·rot·ic [klaw-rot-ik, kloh-] /klɔˈrɒt ɪk, kloʊ-/, adjectivechlo·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for chlorotic Historical Examples of chlorotic
This is like the neuralgic pain of nervous gastralgia, which is not infrequent in chlorotic and hysterical females.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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It is met with more commonly in chlorotic young women than in any other class.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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The dowager gazed affectionately at the chlorotic window by Burne-Jones.
Compton Mackenzie
A chlorotic girl, her cheeks unskilfully painted, brushes up to him with a careless38 “Geh Rudl, gib ma a Spreitzn.”
H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
In chlorotic and anæmic cases the ferruginous preparations are of advantage.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for chlorotic chlorosis noun
- 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
Derived Formschlorotic (klɔːˈrɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for chlorosis C17: from chloro- + -osis chlorotic in Medicine chlorosis [klə-rō′sĭs] n.
- A form of chronic anemia, primarily of young women, characterized by a greenish-yellow discoloration of the skin and usually associated with deficiency in iron and protein.chloremia
Related formschlo•rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj. chlorotic in Science 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.