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Meaning of "scorbutic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCORBUTIC

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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PRONUNCIATION OF SCORBUTIC

scorbutic  [skɔːˈbjuːtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCORBUTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scorbutic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCORBUTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scorbutic

Scurvy

Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the adjective scorbutic. Scurvy often presents itself initially as symptoms of malaise and lethargy, followed by formation of spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from the mucous membranes. Spots are most abundant on the thighs and legs, and a person with the ailment looks pale, feels depressed, and is partially immobilized. As scurvy advances, there can be open, suppurating wounds, loss of teeth, jaundice, fever, neuropathy and death. Scurvy was at one time common among sailors, pirates and others aboard ships at sea longer than perishable fruits and vegetables could be stored and by soldiers similarly deprived of these foods for extended periods. It was described by Hippocrates, and herbal cures for scurvy have been known in many native cultures since prehistory. Scurvy was one of the limiting factors of marine travel, often killing large numbers of the passengers and crew on long-distance voyages.

Definition of scorbutic in the English dictionary

The definition of scorbutic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or having scurvy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCORBUTIC


antiscorbutic
ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk
chemotherapeutic
ˌkiːməʊθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
digoneutic
ˌdaɪɡəˈnjuːtɪk
electrotherapeutic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
emphyteutic
ˌɛmfɪˈtjuːtɪk
empiricutic
emˌpɪrɪˈkjuːtɪk
halieutic
ˌhælɪˈjuːtɪk
hermeneutic
ˌhɜːmɪˈnjuːtɪk
hydrotherapeutic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
immunotherapeutic
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
maieutic
meɪˈjuːtɪk
massotherapeutic
ˌmæsəʊˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
nontherapeutic
ˌnɒnˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
organotherapeutic
ˌɔːɡənəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
phototherapeutic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
propaedeutic
ˌprəʊpɪˈdjuːtɪk
psychotherapeutic
ˌsaɪkəʊθerəˈpjuːtɪk
radiotherapeutic
ˌreɪdɪəʊˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
subtherapeutic
ˌsʌbθerəˈpjuːtɪk
therapeutic
ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCORBUTIC

scorbutically
scorch
scorched
scorched earth policy
scorcher
scorching
scorchingly
scorchingness
scordato
scordatura
score
score draw
score off
score out
score points off
scoreboard
scorecard
scorekeeper
scoreless

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCORBUTIC

acoustic
aeronautic
Argonautic
artistic
astronautic
athletic
Atlantic
authentic
automatic
democratic
diagnostic
domestic
fantastic
parachutic
pharmaceutic
plastic
probouleutic
romantic
static
toreutic

Synonyms and antonyms of scorbutic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scorbutic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCORBUTIC

Find out the translation of scorbutic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scorbutic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scorbutic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坏血病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scorbutic
570 millions of speakers

English

scorbutic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रक्तस्राव रोग से ग्रस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بثعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цинготный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scorbutic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কার্ভি-রোগাক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scorbutique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scorbutic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skorbutisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

壊血病患者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

괴혈병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scorbutic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bịnh hoại huyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலும் அவர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुटंबणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iskorbüt hastalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scorbutico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkorbutowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цинготний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scorbutic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στομακάκικος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skeur buik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scorbutic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scorbutic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scorbutic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCORBUTIC»

The term «scorbutic» is normally little used and occupies the 130.941 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCORBUTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scorbutic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCORBUTIC»

Discover the use of scorbutic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scorbutic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
The diseases induced by more or less of the scorbutic cacochymy, in these different circumstances are, chiefly, the following ; namely, an habitual land- scurvy, or scorbutic affection of the first class : flow scorbutic or nervous little fevers of long ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1767
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW; OR, JOURNAL:
T he diseases induced by more or less of the scorbutic cacochymy, in these different circumstances are, chiefly, the following ; namely, an habitual land- scurvy, or scorbutic affection of the first class : flow scorbutic or nervous little fevers of long ...
SEVERAL HANDS, 1767
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The Monthly Review
T he diseases indued by more or le'.s of the scorbutic cacochymy, in these different circumstances are, chiefly, the following ; namely, an habitual land- scurvy, or scorbutic affection of the first class : flow scorbutic or nervous little seven of long ...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1767
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Medico-chirurgical Transactions published by the Medical and ...
plication of the blisters, until the scorbutic disposition is corrected, by proper diet and medicines; not only, because well founded apprehensions ought to be entertained, of a scorbutic ulcer forming on the blistered parts, but, because (as has ...
‎1814
5
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
thus distinguishable from scorbutic : i. Venereal ulcers salt affect the tonsils, fauces, and uvula; then the gums, but these very rarely : on the contrary, scorbutic ulcers affect the gums first of all ; then the fauces, tonsils, and uvula, a. Venereal ...
‎1816
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
thtis distinguishable from scorbutic : I. Venereal ulcers first affect the tonsils, fauces, and uvula ; then the trains, but these Very rarely : on the contrary, scorbutic ulcers affect the gufsts first of aH ; then the fauces, tonsils, arid uvula, a. Venereal ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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Biochemistry And Physiology of Nutrition
Campbell et al.284 and Campbell and Ferguson285 found that in a scorbutic animal healing of a cautery injury to the cornea was due to a delay of epithelialization because a suitable fibrous substrate did not form. Galloway et al. 286 found ...
Geoffrey Bourne, 2012
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A Survey of the Literature of Dental Caries
Vitamin C and Dental Caries Incidence The scorbutic lesions of the human mouth are remarkably constant (Dalldorf, 1939). The lesions of the gingiva occur only when teeth are present and are most severe around broken teeth. The gingival ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Dental Health, 1952
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VITAMINS AND HORMONES
in scorbutic guinea pigs contained protein that, like collagen, was extractable by autoclaving, soluble in hot trichloroacetic acid and precipitable with tannic acid. The concentration of hydroxyproline, however, was low. It was suggested that this  ...
Robert S. Harris, 1973
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The Edinburgh practice of physic and surgery: preceded by an ...
Venereal ulcers affecting the mouth are distinguished from those which are scorbutic in the following manner: i. Venereal ulcers first affect the nsils, sauces, and uvula; then the gums, but these very rarely: on the contrary, scorbutic ulcers affect ...
‎1800

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCORBUTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scorbutic is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Mysterious 'Vitamin P'
Vitamin C was called the anti-scorbutic substance, and that is why it is called ascorbic acid. Though Szent-Györgyi was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1937 for this ... «American Free Press, Jun 15»
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Health Benefits Of Lemon Juice
Other therapeutic properties of lemon juice are anti-scorbutic, anti-rheumatic, anti-gout, anti-arthritic, antimicrobial, astringent, antacid, anti-sclerotic, immune ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Apr 15»
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How and Why to Add Lemon Water to Your Daily Routine
The medicinal value of the lemon (organic is always best) is described as anti-bacterial and anti-scorbutic, meaning it's a remedy that will prevent disease and ... «Elevated Existence Magazine, Jun 12»
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Two Vanderbilt humanities professors named Guggenheim fellows
Scorbutic sailors were prone to fits of passion – melancholy, fear, anger and ... like a genre of scorbutic literature, in which books such as Bacon's New Atlantis, ... «Vanderbilt University News, Apr 12»
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AMD apes Intel, will offer “Ultrathin” laptops
... a coherent vision for the company's products that doesn't rely on bolting a robust GPU and scorbutic CPU together and hoping customers don't notice. «ExtremeTech, Jan 12»
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How long can you survive on beer alone?
Legendary British explorer Captain James Cook touted the anti-scorbutic effects of beer; his sailors' rations typically included a gallon per day. (The low-alcohol ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 11»
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Oh, to be in England
... year of his age, of a melancholy temper, and by much Study fell into Hypochondriac Melancholy, and pain of the Spleen, with some Scorbutic Symptoms, viz. «City Journal, Nov 05»

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