Synonyms
Examples for "scurvy"
Examples for "scurvy"
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By Odin, the women of the North Danes are a scurvy breed.
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The Finlanders were not attacked with scurvy, but the rest suffered severely.
3
His scurvy-ravaged legs gave under him and he winced with the pain.
4
Of remedies against scurvy the sweet-wort was proved to be most valuable.
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In infants this is most often due to scurvy, sometimes to syphilis.
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The approximation of these two cases to sea-scurvy is peculiar, and may allow them to be called scorbutus pulmonalis.
2
On the 21st day of July, 1864, he was admitted to the Andersonville hospital, and died the same day of scorbutus.
3
(Scorbutus).- Aconstitutionaldisease characterized by weakness, anemia, sponginess of the gums and tendencies to bleeding.
4
"To his sagacity we are indebted for the first impulse to those regulations by which scorbutus is so successfully prevented in our navy."
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"To his sagacity we are indebted for the first impulse to those regulations by which scorbutus is so successfully prevented in our navy." (Lond.
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Introduction: Vitamin C deficiency has been described in patients with sepsis.
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Even sub-clinical vitamin C deficiency could impact disease development.
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This patient also had vitamin C deficiency.
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But scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.
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On the head, even minor vitamin C deficiencies can lead to dry, splitting hair that breaks easily.