| English Dictionary |
SCORBUTUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does scorbutus mean?
• SCORBUTUS (noun)
The noun SCORBUTUS has 1 sense:
1. a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Familiarity information: SCORBUTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
scorbutus; scurvy
Hypernyms ("scorbutus" is a kind of...):
avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)
Derivation:
scorbutic (of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised." (English proverb)
"Who can master his thirst can master his health" (Breton proverb)
"Avoid the company of a liar. And if you can't avoid him, don't believe him." (Arabic proverb)
"Keep throwing eggs on the wall." (Cypriot proverb)
"Who can master his thirst can master his health" (Breton proverb)
"Avoid the company of a liar. And if you can't avoid him, don't believe him." (Arabic proverb)
"Keep throwing eggs on the wall." (Cypriot proverb)