Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chlorosis \Chlo*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? 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.

   2. (Bot.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn
      green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.

Source : WordNet®

chlorosis
     n : iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by
         weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to
         the skin [syn: {greensickness}]