chlo·ro·sis (kl -r  s s)n. A form of chronic anemia, primarily of young women, characterized by a greenish-yellow discoloration of the skin and usually associated with deficiency in iron and protein. Also called chloremia. chlo·rot ic (-r tk) adj. |
chlorosis
[klôrō′sis]
Usage notes: obsolete.
an iron deficiency anemia of young women characterized by hypochromic, microcytic erythrocytes and a small reduction in the total number of erythrocytes. See also anemia.
Chlorosis
A term first used in 1615 by J. Varandal for iron-deficiency anemia with yellow-green skin pallor of young women
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