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Scorbutic
Pertaining to scurvy (scorbutus) or affected by it
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- Cluster In epidemiology, an aggregation of cases of a disease or another health-related condition, such as a cancer…
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- Genetic disease Genetic disease: A disease caused by an abnormality in an individual's genome. There are a number of…
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- Parthenogenesis Development of a germ cell without fertilization. This is what happens in the formation of ovarian teratomas…