Synonyms of the word

scorbutus

• n. (medicine) The disease scurvy.

avitaminosis

• n. Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency.

hypovitaminosis

• n. insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.

scurvy

• n. (medicine) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots…
• adj. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
• adj. Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.