scorbuto

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scorbuto (Wikipedia approfondimento) m sing (pl.: scorbuti)

  1. (medicina) malattia causata da carenza nella dieta di vitamina C

scor | bù | to o scòr | bu | to

IPA: /skorˈbuto/, IPA: /ˈskɔrbuto/

dal latino scientifico scorbuthus, derivato dall'antico scandinavo skyr, latte cagliato + bjugr, edema, edema dovuto ad abuso di latte cagliato