scorbutus

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noun

The disease scurvy.

Similar
Barlow's diseaseCheadle-Möller-Barlow syndromeCheadle's diseaseMoeller's diseaseMöller-Barlow diseasescurvy
OriginNew Latin scorbūtus ← French scorbut →
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Meanings

nounscorbutus (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe disease scurvy.

    Synonyms: Barlow's disease, Cheadle-Möller-Barlow syndrome, Cheadle's disease, Moeller's disease, Möller-Barlow disease, scurvy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe disease scurvy.

Similar
Barlow's diseaseCheadle-Möller-Barlow syndromeCheadle's diseaseMoeller's diseaseMöller-Barlow diseasescurvy

More synonyms by meaning

nouna condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

Similar
scurvy
Broader
avitaminosishypovitaminosis
Also see
barlow's diseasecheadle-möller-barlow syndromecheadle's diseasemoeller's diseasemöller-barlow diseasescurvy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchscorbut
  2. New Latinscorbūtus
  3. Englishscorbutus

From New Latin scorbūtus, from French scorbut. Doublet of scorbut and scurvy.

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APA

scorbutus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbutus

MLA

“scorbutus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbutus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorbutus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbutus.

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