Green sickness


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(Med.) chlorosis.

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The green sickness of late youth descended on me and carried me off.
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In 17th Century Spain, women ate small amounts of clay to try and maintain a porcelain complexion, even though it often caused 'the green sickness' - weakness, anaemia and a green tint to skin.
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For example, although he notes that green sickness is now known as anemia, Flannery makes no mention of the early modern understanding of the disease, such as it being a disease of virgins (81).
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