pallor

(păl'ər)
n.
Extreme or unnatural paleness.

[Middle English pallour, from Old French palor, from Latin pallor, from pallēre, to be pale.]

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meaning 'paleness', is spelt -or in both British English and American English.

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Paleness, as of the skin or mucosae. Although it is commonly associated with anemia, many long-term cases show mucosae of normal color; pallor is also a common sign in shock.

(pal′ər)
n

Paleness; absence of skin coloration.

See words rhyming with "pallor."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bleghed

Nederlands (Dutch)
bleekheid

Français (French)
n. - pâleur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Blässe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χλομάδα, ωχρότητα

Italiano (Italian)
pallore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - palidez (f)

Русский (Russian)
бледность

Español (Spanish)
n. - palidez

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blekhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
苍白

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蒼白

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 창백

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 顔色の悪さ, 蒼白

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شحوب غير طبيعي, امتقاع في اللون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיוורון‬

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