- greensickness
- noun Date: 1583 chlorosis • greensick adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
greensickness
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greensickness — [grēn′sik΄nis] n. CHLOROSIS (sense 2) … English World dictionary
greensickness — greensick, adj. /green sik nis/, n. Pathol. chlorosis (def. 2). [1575 85; GREEN + SICKNESS] * * * … Universalium
greensickness — noun chlorosis … Wiktionary
greensickness — green·sick·ness n CHLOROSIS … Medical dictionary
greensickness — n. rare type of anemia … English contemporary dictionary
greensickness — green·sick·ness … English syllables
greensickness — green•sick•ness [[t]ˈgrinˌsɪk nɪs[/t]] n. pat chlorosis 2) • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
greensickness — noun iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin • Syn: ↑chlorosis • Hypernyms: ↑iron deficiency anemia, ↑iron deficiency anaemia * * * noun : chlorosis * * * … Useful english dictionary
chlorosis — noun Date: 1678 1. an iron deficiency anemia especially of adolescent girls that may impart a greenish tint to the skin called also greensickness 2. a diseased condition in green plants marked by yellowing or blanching • chlorotic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
greensick — adjective see greensickness … New Collegiate Dictionary
