Found 2 items, similar to Chlorosis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chlorosis chlorosis n : iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin [syn: greensickness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chlorosis 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]