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Definition of: scorbutic
(skôr·by
′tik) adjective
Relating to, like, or affected with scurvy: also scor·bu′ti·cal.
—noun A person affected with scurvy. [<NL scorbuticus <Med. L scorbutus SCORBUTUS]
—scor·bu′ti·cal·ly adverb
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