green sickness

noun
/ˈɡɹiːn ˌsɪknəs/UK

Definitions

  1. A disease characterized by a greenish tint to the skin

    A disease characterized by a greenish tint to the skin; chlorosis.

    • She died of cirrhosis, brain fever, consumption and green sickness before she reached twenty.
  2. The abnormal appetite associated with such a disease

    The abnormal appetite associated with such a disease; pica.

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