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The vitamin-C or ascorbic acid prevents...

The vitamin-C or ascorbic acid prevents

A

rickets

B

pellagra

C

scurvy

D

antibody synthesis

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C
Vitamin-C or ascorbic acid prevetns scurvy (failure to form connective tissue). Characterised by bleeding gums, anaemia, loose teeth, painful and swollen joints, delayed healing of wounds and emaciation.
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