Meanings
plural chloroses
- countablemedicineAn anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green coloration of the skin.
The effects of hemoglobin in anemia and chlorosis, and even in tuberculosis, are due to its triple action; it acts opotherapeutically, through the blood oxydases, which it contains when properly prepared.
1915, “Hemoglobin in Anemia”, in American Medicine, volume 21, page 22Synonyms: green fever, green sickness, chloremia[Appendix:Glossary
- uncountablebiologyA yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green coloration of the skin.
More synonyms by meaning
nouniron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin; by surface analysis, chlor- + -osis, where chlor- in this instance refers to pale yellow-green colorations and not to chlorine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan clorosi, clorosi
- clorosiyellow-green colouration of the skin
- clorosiyellowing of the leaves
French chlorose, chlorose
- chloroseyellow-green colouration of the skin
- chloroseyellowing of the leaves
Italian clorosi, clorosi
- clorosiyellow-green colouration of the skin
- clorosiyellowing of the leaves
Polish blednica, chloroza
- blednicayellow-green colouration of the skin
- chlorozayellow-green colouration of the skin
- bladaczkayellow-green colouration of the skin
- chlorozayellowing of the leaves
Portuguese clorose, cloremia
- cloroseyellow-green colouration of the skin
- cloremiayellow-green colouration of the skin
- cloroseyellowing of the leaves
Spanish clorosis, clorosis
- clorosisyellow-green colouration of the skin
- clorosisyellowing of the leaves
Tagalog klorosis
- klorosisyellow-green colouration of the skin
Turkish kloroz, kloroz
- klorozyellow-green colouration of the skin
- klorozyellowing of the leaves
- sarıcalıkyellowing of the leaves
Welsh clorosis, y glasglwyf
- clorosisyellow-green colouration of the skin
- y glasglwyfyellow-green colouration of the skin
- clorosisyellowing of the leaves
- glesniyellowing of the leaves
Cite this entry
chlorosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorosis
“chlorosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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