noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

scurvyscurvybarlow's diseasebarlow's diseasecheadle möller barlow syndromecheadle's disease

Etymology

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

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