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Definition of Scorbutus
1. Noun. A condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
Generic synonyms: Avitaminosis, Hypovitaminosis
Derivative terms: Scorbutic, Scorbutic
Definition of Scorbutus
1. n. Scurvy.
Definition of Scorbutus
1. Noun. (disease) The disease scurvy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Scorbutus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scorbutus
Literary usage of Scorbutus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pediatrics: The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children by Thomas Morgan Rotch (1895)
"scorbutus is a constitutional disease closely associated with imperfect ...
In addition to the view that the cause of scorbutus is of chemical origin, ..."
2. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt (1905)
"These are scorbutus and rickets. The prevailing opinion of the medical ...
scorbutus is a constitutional disease, due to some prolonged error in diet. ..."
3. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt (1902)
"These are scorbutus and rickets. The prevailing opinion of the medical ...
scorbutus is a constitutional disease, due to some prolonged error in diet. ..."
4. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt, John Howland (1911)
"These are scorbutus and rickets. The prevailing opinion of the medical profession
... scorbutus (Scurvy). scorbutus is a constitutional disease due to some ..."
5. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt, John Howland (1911)
"These are scorbutus and rickets. The prevailing opinion of the medical profession
... scorbutus (Scurvy). scorbutus is a constitutional disease duo to some ..."
6. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1847)
"It may be briefly defined as inflammatory fever, accompanied by symptoms of
scorbutus. Frequently a slight disease, at other times it is a very fatal one, ..."
7. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt, John Howland (1917)
"These are scorbutus and rickets. The purpose of considering them in connection with
... scorbutus (Scurry) scorbutus is a constitutional disease due to some ..."
8. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1895)
"The phenomena of rachitis and scorbutus often coexist, and this we easily understand
... scorbutus is looked upon too much as an essentially marine disease, ..."
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