scorbutic

[ skawr-byoo-tik ]

/ skɔrˈbyu tɪk /

adjective Pathology.

pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy.

Often scor·bu·ti·cal .

Origin of scorbutic

1645–55; <New Latin scorbūticus, equivalent to Medieval Latin scorbūt(us) scurvy (≪ Middle Low German scorbûk) + -icus-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM scorbutic

scor·bu·ti·cal·ly, adverbpost·scor·bu·tic, adjective

Words nearby scorbutic

scops owl, scopula, scopulate, Scopus, -scopy, scorbutic, scorbutigenic, scorch, scorched-earth policy, scorcher, scorching

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Example sentences from the Web for scorbutic

The winter was exceptionally severe, which was supposed to have intensified the scorbutic condition.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
A scorbutic epidemic was already fast emptying the dungeons.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
In perusing the literature but one study has been noted on the effect of a scorbutic diet on the fœtus.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
The scenery did not suggest wildness to his alien eyes so much as it affected him with a vague sense of scorbutic impoverishment.
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's and Other Stories|Bret Harte

When it entered the destitute regions of North Carolina and Virginia it became affected with scorbutic diseases.
Woman's Work in the Civil War|Linus Pierpont Brockett

British Dictionary definitions for scorbutic

scorbutic

/ (skɔːˈbjuːtɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or having scurvy

Derived forms of scorbutic

scorbutically, adverb

Word Origin for scorbutic

C17: from New Latin scorbūticus, from Medieval Latin scorbūtus, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English sceorf scurf, Middle Low German scorbuk scurvy

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Medical definitions for scorbutic

scorbutic

[ skôr-byōō′tĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, resembling, or affected by scurvy.

单词	scorbutic
释义	scorbutic [ skawr-byoo-tik ] / skɔrˈbyu tɪk / adjective Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy. Often scor·bu·ti·cal . Origin of scorbutic 1645–55; <New Latin scorbūticus, equivalent to Medieval Latin scorbūt(us) scurvy (≪ Middle Low German scorbûk) + -icus-ic OTHER WORDS FROM scorbutic scor·bu·ti·cal·ly, adverbpost·scor·bu·tic, adjective Words nearby scorbutic scops owl, scopula, scopulate, Scopus, -scopy, scorbutic, scorbutigenic, scorch, scorched-earth policy, scorcher, scorching Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scorbutic The winter was exceptionally severe, which was supposed to have intensified the scorbutic condition. Scurvy Past and Present\|Alfred Fabian Hess A scorbutic epidemic was already fast emptying the dungeons. My Ten Years' Imprisonment\|Silvio Pellico In perusing the literature but one study has been noted on the effect of a scorbutic diet on the fœtus. Scurvy Past and Present\|Alfred Fabian Hess The scenery did not suggest wildness to his alien eyes so much as it affected him with a vague sense of scorbutic impoverishment. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's and Other Stories\|Bret Harte When it entered the destitute regions of North Carolina and Virginia it became affected with scorbutic diseases. Woman's Work in the Civil War\|Linus Pierpont Brockett British Dictionary definitions for scorbutic scorbutic / (skɔːˈbjuːtɪk) / adjective of, relating to, or having scurvy Derived forms of scorbutic scorbutically, adverb Word Origin for scorbutic C17: from New Latin scorbūticus, from Medieval Latin scorbūtus, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English sceorf scurf, Middle Low German scorbuk scurvy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for scorbutic scorbutic [ skôr-byōō′tĭk ] adj. Of, relating to, resembling, or affected by scurvy. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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