scorbuti-, scorbut-
(Latin: pertaining to, or having scurvy [a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C in the body, characterized by weakness, anemia, spongy gums, bleeding from the mucous membranes, etc.])
antiscorbutic
Medicine used to prevent or to cure scurvy.
scorbutic
Pertaining to or affected with scurvy.
scorbutigenic
Causing scurvy; producing scurvy, as with an improper diet.
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