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Scorbutus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as scurvy.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Scurvy.
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  • noun. The disease scurvy.
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  • noun. a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
    • Word Usage
    "The approximation of these two cases to sea-scurvy is peculiar, and may allow them to be called scorbutus pulmonalis."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    avitaminosis  hypovitaminosis  
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