chlorosis

English

Etymology

chlor- +‎ -osis

Noun

chlorosis (countable and uncountable, plural chloroses)

1. (pathology, countable) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness.
2. (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
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• Spanish: clorosis f
• Tagalog: klorosis
• Turkish: kloroz (tr)

yellowing of the leaves

• Catalan: clorosi f
• French: chlorose (fr) f
• Italian: clorosi f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: clorose (pt) f
• Spanish: clorosis f
• Turkish: kloroz (tr), sarıcalık (tr)