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noun
The disease scurvy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scurvy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis
History
From New Latin scorbūtus, from French scorbut. Doublet of scorbut and scurvy.
