scorbutus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
scorbutus
    n 1: a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin
         C) [syn: {scurvy}, {scorbutus}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scorbutus \Scor*bu"tus\, n. [LL. See {Scorbute}.] (Med.)
   Scurvy.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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