chlorosis

chlorosis
Rarely used term for a form of chronic hypochromic microcytic (iron deficiency) anemia, characterized by a great reduction in hemoglobin out of proportion to the decreased number of red blood cells; observed chiefly in females from puberty to the third decade and usually associated with diets deficient in iron and protein. SYN: asiderotic anemia, chloremia (1), chloroanemia, chlorotic anemia, green sickness. [chloro- + G. -osis, condition]

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chlo·ro·sis klə-'-səs n, pl -ro·ses -.sēz an iron-deficiency anemia esp. of adolescent girls that may impart a greenish tint to the skin called also greensickness
chlo·rot·ic -'rät-ik adj

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  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chlorosis — chlorosis. См. хлороз. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Chlorosis — Chlorōsis (Chlorōse), s. Bleichsucht …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • chlorosis — [klə rō′sis] n. [ModL: see CHLOR(O) & OSIS] 1. an abnormal condition of plants in which the green parts lose their color or turn yellow as a result of a lack of chlorophyll production due to disease, lack of light, etc. 2. a form of iron… …   English World dictionary

  • Chlorosis — For the form of anemia (Deficiency of red blood cells in humans), see Chlorosis (medicine). A corn plant with severe chlorosis (left) beside a normal plant (right). In botany, chlorosis is a condition in which leaves produce insufficient… …   Wikipedia

  • Chlorosis (medicine) — For iron deficiency in plants, see Chlorosis (plant disorder). In medicine, chlorosis (also known as green sickness ) is a form of anemia named for the greenish tinge of the skin of a patient. Its symptoms include lack of energy, shortness of… …   Wikipedia

  • chlorosis — noun Date: 1678 1. an iron deficiency anemia especially of adolescent girls that may impart a greenish tint to the skin called also greensickness 2. a diseased condition in green plants marked by yellowing or blanching • chlorotic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chlorosis — Yellowing or bleaching of plant tissues due to the loss of chlorophyll or failure of chlorophyll synthesis. Symptomatic of many plant diseases, also of deficiencies of light or certain nutrients …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • chlorosis — chlorotic /klaw rot ik, kloh /, adj. chlorotically, adv. /klaw roh sis, kloh /, n. 1. an abnormally yellow color of plant tissues, resulting from partial failure to develop chlorophyll, caused by a nutrient deficiency or the activities of a… …   Universalium

  • chlorosis — noun a) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow green colouration of the skin; greensickness. b) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll. See Also …   Wiktionary

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