Scorbutus

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The disease scurvy. uncountable
  2. 2
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin scorbūtus, from French scorbut. Doublet of scorbut and scurvy.

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