chlorotic

Variant of chlorosis

chlorosis definition

chlo·ro·sis (klə rō′sis)

noun

  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-deficiency anemia sometimes affecting girls at puberty and causing the skin to turn a greenish color

Etymology: ModL: see chlor(o)- & -osis

Related Forms:

  • chlorotic chlo·rot′ic (-rät′ik) adjective

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