• ലാറ്റിനിൽ സ്‌കോർബറ്റസ് (scorbutus) എന്നും പിന്നീട് ഇൻഗ്ലീഷിൽ സ്കർവി (scurvy) എന്നും ഈ രോഗം അറിയപ്പെടാൻ തുടങ്ങി. (dcbooks.com)
  • scorbutus - scurvy). (herbasvet.com)
  • Known colloquially as scurvy, a diminutive of the Latin word scorbutus, severe vitamin C deficiency derives from a dearth of vitamin C in the diet. (internal-medicine-centers.com)
  • Its name comes from a (against) and scorbutus (scurvy), as it is used as vitamin against scurvy. (ulrichgmbh.de)
  • VITAMIN C. VITAMIN C. Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid, because it is the 'anti-scorbutus' vitamin (scorbutus being the Latin name for the disease of scurvy). (miningbmw.com)
  • Ascorbic acid is the chemical name for vitamin C and it gets that name from the disease it was traditionally known to treat - scurvy (the 'a' signifies no, and 'scorbutus' is the latin word for scurvy). (ncapsulate.com)
  • The new name, Ascorbic acid, is derived from the word "Ascorbic acid" from: a- (means "no") + scorbutus (denotes "scurvy", which is due to a lack of vitamin C). Ascorbic acid is derived from glucose, and many animals can make it, but humans need it as part of their nutrition. (zhishangchemical.com)
  • Later research initated the suggestion to rename L-hexuronic acid from a- (meaning "no") and scorbutus (scurvy), the disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C. It dissolves well in water to give mildly acidic solutions. (chemtradeasia.com)
  • Taken prisoner during Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia, 27 May 1864 and died of scorbutus (scurvy) in Andersonville Prison, 29 Oct 1864. (vesterheim.org)