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Yellowing or bleaching of plant tissues due to the loss of chlorophyll or failure of chlorophyll synthesis. Symptomatic of many plant diseases, also of deficiencies of light or certain nutrients.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
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Chlorosis — Chlo*ro sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. chlwro s light green: cf. F. chlorose.] 1. (Med.) The green sickness; an an[ae]mic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chlorosis — chlorosis. См. хлороз. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Chlorosis — Chlorōsis (Chlorōse), s. Bleichsucht … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
chlorosis — [klə rō′sis] n. [ModL: see CHLOR(O) & OSIS] 1. an abnormal condition of plants in which the green parts lose their color or turn yellow as a result of a lack of chlorophyll production due to disease, lack of light, etc. 2. a form of iron… … English World dictionary
Chlorosis — For the form of anemia (Deficiency of red blood cells in humans), see Chlorosis (medicine). A corn plant with severe chlorosis (left) beside a normal plant (right). In botany, chlorosis is a condition in which leaves produce insufficient… … Wikipedia
Chlorosis (medicine) — For iron deficiency in plants, see Chlorosis (plant disorder). In medicine, chlorosis (also known as green sickness ) is a form of anemia named for the greenish tinge of the skin of a patient. Its symptoms include lack of energy, shortness of… … Wikipedia
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
chlorosis — chlorotic /klaw rot ik, kloh /, adj. chlorotically, adv. /klaw roh sis, kloh /, n. 1. an abnormally yellow color of plant tissues, resulting from partial failure to develop chlorophyll, caused by a nutrient deficiency or the activities of a… … Universalium
chlorosis — noun a) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow green colouration of the skin; greensickness. b) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll. See Also … Wiktionary
chlorosis — Rarely used term for a form of chronic hypochromic microcytic (iron deficiency) anemia, characterized by a great reduction in hemoglobin out of proportion to the decreased number of red blood cells; observed chiefly in females from … Medical dictionary
