chlorosis

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chlorosis

/kləˈɹəʊsɪs/ UK
/klɔː-/ UK
/klɔɹˈoʊsɪs/ US

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From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin; by surface analysis, chlor- + -osis, where chlor- in this instance refers to pale yellow-green colorations and not to chlorine.

noun chloroses

countable An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green coloration of the skin. The effects of hemoglobin in anemia and chlorosis, and even in tuberculosis, are due to its triple action; it acts opotherapeutically, through the blood oxydases, which it contains when properly prepared.
Similar: green fever, green sickness, chloremia[Appendix:Glossary
uncountable A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll.

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noun yellow-green colouration of the skin

Español	clorosis
Português	clorose, cloremia
Français	chlorose
Italiano	clorosi

noun yellowing of the leaves

Español	clorosis
Português	clorose
Français	chlorose
Italiano	clorosi

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@misc{chlorosis_2026,
  title = {chlorosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chlorosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}