greensickness
- noun
- Archaic
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clorosis
- Medical texts once described greensickness as a malady of unmarried women.
Examples
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She has greensickness.
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The symptoms of greensickness were often misunderstood by physicians in the 18th century.
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In Victorian novels, young ladies sometimes fainted due to greensickness.
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The doctor diagnosed her with greensickness.
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The young girl was diagnosed with greensickness after her friends noticed her pale complexion and constant fatigue.
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Doctors in the past often treated greensickness in young women who suffered from anemia and irregular periods.
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In the 19th century, greensickness was commonly recognized as a serious health concern affecting adolescent girls.
Synonyms
A blood condition in which the body has too little iron, causing weakness and greenish skin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Greensickness comes from the simple parts green and sickness; green once described a 'greenish' or pale look and also meant 'youth', so the name meant an illness of young women who were weak and looked pale. That's why greensickness was used for a kind of anemia with weakness and a pale or green-tinged skin.
