prescorbuto

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Italian

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ scorbuto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /preˈskɔr.bu.to/, (traditional) /pre.skorˈbu.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔrbuto, (traditional) -uto
  • Hyphenation: pre‧scòr‧bu‧to, (traditional) pre‧scor‧bù‧to

Noun

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prescorbuto m (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) a condition that precedes the onset of scurvy

References

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  1. ^ scorbuto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • prescorbuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana