GREENSICKNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does greensickness mean? 

• GREENSICKNESS (noun)
  The noun GREENSICKNESS has 1 sense:

1. iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin

  Familiarity information: GREENSICKNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GREENSICKNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

chlorosis; greensickness

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)