chlorosis

English

Etymology

chlor- +‎ -osis

Noun

chlorosis (countable and uncountable, plural chloroses)

(pathology, countable) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness.
(botany, phytopathology, uncountable) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll.

Related terms

chlorotic

Translations

yellow-green colouration of the skin

Catalan: clorosi f
French: chlorose (fr) f
Italian: clorosi f
Portuguese: clorose (pt) f

Spanish: clorosis f
Tagalog: klorosis
Turkish: kloroz (tr)

yellowing of the leaves

Catalan: clorosi f
French: chlorose (fr) f
Italian: clorosi f

Portuguese: clorose (pt) f
Spanish: clorosis f
Turkish: kloroz (tr), sarıcalık (tr)

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