scorbutus vs avitaminosis

scorbutus and avitaminosis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scorbutus	Yes	No	No	No
avitaminosis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, avitaminosis is a hypernym of scorbutus; that is, avitaminosis is a word with a broader meaning than scorbutus:

scorbutus: a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
avitaminosis: any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins

Other hypernyms of scorbutus include hypovitaminosis.

scorbutus (noun)	avitaminosis (noun)
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)	any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins