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Meanings of scorbutus in English
Synonyms
Examples for "scurvy"
Examples for "scurvy"
1
By Odin, the women of the North Danes are a scurvy breed.
2
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.
5
In infants this is most often due to scurvy, sometimes to syphilis.
Usage of scorbutus in English
1
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."
5
"To his sagacity we are indebted for the first impulse to those regulations by which scorbutus is so successfully prevented in our navy." (Lond.
Frequent collocations
Scorbutus through the time