Meaning & use
scorbutic
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Relating to, affected by, or resembling scurvy, a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency.
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Sailors on long voyages often developed scorbutic symptoms like bleeding gums and fatigue.
The ship's doctor recorded several scorbutic cases before citrus fruit was added to the diet.
A note on using this word
"Scorbutic" derives from the medieval Latin "scorbutus" (scurvy) and is now used almost exclusively in historical or medical writing.
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scurvy-related
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