NOUN | state | scorbutus, scurvy | a condition caused by deficiency / deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) |
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Meaning | A condition caused by deficiency / deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). | |
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Synonym | scurvy | |
Broader | avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis | Any of several diseases caused by deficiency / deficiency of one or more vitamins |
Spanish | escorbuto | |
Catalan | escorbut | |
Adjectives | scorbutic | of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy |
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