pallor

pallor
Paleness, as of the skin. [L.]
- cachectic p. SYN: achromasia (1).

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pal·lor 'pal-ər n deficiency of color esp. of the face: PALENESS <patients in hemorrhagic shock may exhibit extreme \pallor (Scientific Amer. Medicine)>

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n.
abnormal paleness of the skin, due to reduced blood flow or lack of normal pigments. Pallor may be associated with an indoor mode of life; it may also indicate shock, anaemia, cancer, or other diseases.

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pal·lor (palґər) [L.] paleness; decrease or absence of skin coloration.

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  • PALLOR — ut omnes alii affectus humani, pro Numine olim cultus, Augustin. de Civ. Dei l. 4. c. 15. Unde Lactantius Firmianus Drvin. Institut. l. 1. c. 20. Pavorem Palloremque Tullus Hostilius figuravit et coluit: Quid de hoc dicam, nisi dignum fuisse, qui …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • pallor — pal lor, n. [L., fr. pallere to be or look pale. See {Pale}, a.] Paleness; want of color; pallidity; as, pallor of the complexion. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pallor — (n.) c.1400, from O.Fr. palor paleness, from L. pallor, from pallere be pale, related to pallus dark colored, dusky, from PIE root *pel pale; gray (Cf. Skt. palitah gray, panduh whitish, pale, Gk. pelios livid, dark …   Etymology dictionary

  • Pallor — (lat.), Blässe, Bleichheit; den allegorischen Gottheiten P. u. Pavor (Furcht) gelobte Tullus Hostilius einen Tempel, um seine Römer im Kampfe mit den Fidenaten zu stärken …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Pallor — und Pāvor (lat., »Erbleichen« und »Zagen«), bei den Römern Personifikationen des Schreckens, denen König Tullius Hostilius in einem Treffen mit den Fidenaten und Vejentern Heiligtümer gelobt haben sollte, wodurch er die wankenden Römer zum Stehen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pallor — PALLOR, óris, die Blässe, ein Gott der Römer, welchem Tullus Hostilius, mit dem Erschrecken, (Pavor) einen Tempel gelobete, als er mit den Fidenatern schlug, die Albaner aber dabey die Römer verliessen, und diese darüber erschracken und… …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • pallor — meaning ‘paleness’, is spelt or in both BrE and AmE …   Modern English usage

  • pallor — [n] paleness achromatic, bloodlessness, cadaverousness, colorlessness, etiolation, pallidity, pastiness, sallowness, wanness, whiteness; concepts 537,618 …   New thesaurus

  • pallor — ► NOUN ▪ an unhealthy pale appearance. ORIGIN Latin, from pallere be pale …   English terms dictionary

  • pallor — [pal′ər] n. [L < base of pallere, to be pale, akin to pallidus,PALE1] lack of color; unnatural paleness, as of the face, associated with poor health, fear, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Pallor — SignSymptom infobox Name = Pallor ICD10 = ICD10|R|23|1|r|20 ICD9 = ICD9|782.61 Pallor (also called pastiness or wanness) is a reduced amount of oxyhemoglobin in skin or mucous membrane, a pale color which can be caused by illness, emotional shock …   Wikipedia

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