Chlorosis Synonyms

klə-rōsĭs
Iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. greensickness

Words Related to Chlorosis

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. chlorotic
  2. necrotic
  3. phomopsis
  4. anthracnose
  5. alternaria
  6. canker
  7. uredospore
  8. Botryosphaeria

Chlorosis Sentence Examples

  • Wharfinger states that in chlorosis the specific action of iron is only obtained by administering those inorganic preparations which give a reaction with the ordinary reagents; the iron ions in a state of dissociation act as a catalytic agent, destroying the hypothetical toxin which is the cause of chlorosis.

  • Planting in shallow chalk soils will cause chlorosis in time.

  • Its combined action on the bowel and the uterus is of especial value in chlorosis, of which amenorrhoea is an almost constant symptom.

  • Another cause of chlorosis can be alkaline soil conditions which prevent the uptake of Iron (Fe ++) essential for making chlorophyll.

  • Generally, the younger leaves are most affected, the most mature leaves sometimes show no chlorosis at all.

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