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scorbutic definition

scor·bu·tic (skôr byo̵̅o̅t′ik)

adjective

of, like, or having scurvy
also scorbutical scor·bu′·ti·cal

Etymology: ModL scorbuticus < ML scorbutus, scurvy < Russ skrobotŭ, akin to skórbnut, to wither, grow ill < IE *(s)kerb(h)- > sharp, scurf

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