a. (Med.) Counteracting scurvy. -- n. A remedy for scurvy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Antiscorbutic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. scorbutus: cf. F. scorbut. See Scurvy, n. ] Scurvy. [ Obs. ] Purchas. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Cf. F. scorbutique. ] (Med.) Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. -- Scor*bu"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
‖n. [ LL. See Scorbute. ] (Med.) Scurvy. [ 1913 Webster ]