Where does “chlorosis” come from?

Chlorosis comes from Ancient Greek -ωσις, a suffix derived from Ancient Greek -όω denoting a condition or process of becoming.

chlorosis (English): An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron,...

Definitions

  1. An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron,...

Ancestry of “chlorosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-osisfunctional disease or condition such as...
2New Latin-osisdative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

Words derived from “chlorosis

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