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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001206
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Ascorbic Acid Deficiency

Definitions
A condition due to a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), characterized by malaise, lethargy, and weakness. As the disease progresses, joints, muscles, and subcutaneous tissues may become the sites of hemorrhage. Ascorbic acid deficiency frequently develops into SCURVY in young children fed unsupplemented cow's milk exclusively during their first year. It develops also commonly in chronic alcoholism. (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1177)
Synonyms
Vitamin C Deficiency
Deficiencies, Ascorbic Acid
Deficiency, Vitamin C
Ascorbic Acid Deficiencies
Vitamin C Deficiencies
Deficiency, Ascorbic Acid
Deficiencies, Vitamin C
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