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chlorosis

[klaw-roh-sis, kloh-] / klɔˈroʊ sɪs, kloʊ- /


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In 1936, chlorosis was officially demolished as a condition.

From Slate Dec. 14, 2012

Victims of chlorosis were usually maidens in their middle teens.

From Time Magazine Archive

We inspected it several times a day, vigilant for signs of under- or overwatering, too much or too little sun, spider mites, drafts, chlorosis, general malaise.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

She packs up her chlorosis and disappears with Erna, mumbling something about like father, like son, and goodness knows what.

From My Little Boy by Carl Ewald

Chalybeate waters are powerful tonics, and are employed in dyspepsia, scrofulous affections, cancer, amenorrhœa, chlorosis, and other diseases of debility for which the artificial preparations of iron are used.

From Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France by J. H. Holdsworth




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