1) Abject 2) Contemptible 3) Low-down 4) Miserable 5) Of the most contemptible kind 6) Reason for the word Limey 7) Scummy
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1) Abject 2) Contemptible 3) Scorbute 4) Scorbutus 5) Scummy
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A common disease among sailors caused by vitamin C deficiency causing spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin and extreme weakness. This lead to the British Navy giving their crews lime juice and being called limeys by the American sailors.
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Originally, a disease with symptoms that includes swollen gums and spots on the skin, brought on by a lack of Vitamin C. Commonly used to describe someone who is nasty, mean or disliked, as in “You scurvy lass, you’ll get none of this treasure.”
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• (n.) Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. • (n.) A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, ...
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one of the oldest-known nutritional disorders of humankind, caused by a dietary lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), a nutrient found in many fresh ... [12 related articles]
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A disease which was common in sailors of old, when they lacked vitamin C from a diet lacking in fresh fruit and vegetables for long periods.Â
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Disease caused by Vitamin C deficiency. The effects are due to a failure of the hydroxylation of proline residues in collagen synthesis and the consequent failure of fibroblasts to produce mature collagen. ... See: hydroxyproline. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(skur´ve) a condition due to deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Symptoms of scurvy in babies include poor appetite, digestive problems, failure to gain weight, increasing irritability, and bruises scattered over the skin. Severe deficiency may cause changes in bone structure. The adults in the United States ...
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a disease resulting from a vitamin C deficiency, characterized by weakness, anemia and spongy gums, although in the sense of 'scurvy dog' it meant low or mean (not angry, but low in quality)
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A disease many sailors got because they didn
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Lack of vitamin C. Symptoms are weakness, spongy gums and haemorrhages under skin
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Disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. The effects are due to a failure of the hydroxylation of proline residues in collagen synthesis, and the consequent failure of fibroblasts to produce mature collagen. See hydroxyproline.
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Scur'vy adjective [
Compar. Scurvier ;
superl. Scurviest .] [ From
Scurf ; confer
Scurvy ,
noun ]
1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the sc...
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Scur'vy noun [ Probably from the same source as
scorbute , but influenced by
scurf ,
scurfy ,
scurvy , adj.; confer Dutch
scheurbuik scurvy, German
scharbock , Late Latin
scorbutus . Confer
Scorbute .]
(Medicine) A disease characterized...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: skŭr′vē Definitions: 1. A disease marked by inanition, debility, anemia, and edema of the dependent parts; a spongy condition sometimes with ulceration of the gums and loss of teeth, hemorrhages into the skin from the mucous membranes and internal organs, and poor wound healing; due to a diet lacking vitami...
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Scurvy: A disorder caused by lack of vitamin C. Symptoms include anemia; soft, bleeding gums; and bumps under the skin near muscles. Scurvy in early childhood can cause musculoskeletal problems. Treatment is by including foods high in vitamin C in the diet, and by vitamin C supplements if needed. See also: Paprika.
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Scurvy (scorbutus) is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C. It is characterised by anaemia, great weakness, spongy and swollen gums, and haemorrhages. In recent times scurvy was thought to be caused by a lack of fresh animal and vegetable food. Scurvy was very common in ships and in armies. Lime juice was the first effective preventative a...
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vitamin C deficiency disease, common on long voyages and characterised by softening of the gums, haemorrhages under the skin and general debility. It was found by the British naval surgeon, James Lind, in 1753 that it could be prevented by including citrus fruits in the diet. The practice was finally adopted by the British Navy in the 1790s. The us...
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It is a disease caused by lack of vitamins C in the diet. The symptoms include slow healing of wounds, mouth and gums become sore.
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a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, characterised by weakness, bleeding and pain in joints and muscles, bleeding gums, and abnormal bone and tooth growth
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scorbutus noun a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
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Disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), which is contained in fresh vegetables and fruit. The signs are weakness and aching joints and muscles, progressing to bleeding of the gums and other spontaneous haemorrhage, and drying-up of the skin and hair. It is reversed by giving the vitamin
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[Pirate glossary] a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid
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