- infantile scurvy
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a nutritional disease of infants characterized by the same symptoms as scurvy in adults; called also Barlow disease.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
infantile scurvy
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infantile — adj. 1) denoting conditions occurring in adults that are recognizable in childhood, e.g. poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) and infantile scurvy. 2) of, relating to, or affecting infants … The new mediacal dictionary
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Инфантильный (Infantile) — 1. Данный термин применяется для описания заболеваний, возникающих у взрослых, но характерных для детского возраста (например, полиомиелит (infantile paralysis) или детская цинга (infantile scurvy)). 2. Относящийся к младенцам или поражающий… … Медицинские термины
