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GREENSICKNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin
Synonyms:
chlorosis; greensickness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("greensickness" is a kind of...):
iron deficiency anaemia; iron deficiency anemia (a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding)