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"Chlorosis," the yellowing of leaves, may not only be a deficiency symptom of manganese, but also one of iron, copper and magnesium.
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OTHER NAMES: Chlorosis, deficiency anemia, iron deficiency anemia, nutritional anemia, pernicious anemia.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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-- Chlorosis is that form of anemia, of poor blood, which occurs in young girls about the time their sickness begins.
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It tells the age at which the periodical flow should commence; the symptoms of its approach; how a girl should be treated at this time; how to cure Chlorosis, or Green Sickness; how to relieve and cure painful and suppressed menstruation, etc.
The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Anonymous
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_Chlorosis_ is a condition in which there is a diminution of the cellular elements of the blood, due probably to their deficient formation in the spleen and lymphatic glands.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Various 1909
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Chlorosis is a disease of feminine youth, but very often makes its appearance in childhood, especially towards the end of the second period of childhood, at this earlier age, also, attacking girls in preference to boys.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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Chlorosis, in its extreme form, may thus be regarded as a disorder of development, a sign of physical degeneracy.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Havelock Ellis 1899
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Chlorosis is a physical phenomenon; hysteria, largely a psychic phenomenon; yet, both alike may, to some extent at least, be regarded as sexual aptitude showing itself in extreme and pathological forms.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Havelock Ellis 1899
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_Chlorosis_, or _green sickness_, is very often caused by the unholy practice under consideration.
Plain Facts for Old and Young John Harvey Kellogg 1897
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Chlorosis, or green sickness, is very often caused by the unholy practice under consideration.
Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877
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