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Chlorosis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -osis

Chlorosis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin

2

An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness.

See Also
etiolation chloremia chlorotic rugose mosaic skin antichlorotic phaseolotoxin coronatine
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
iron deficiency anemia
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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