scurvy
adj.
mean, rascally, despicable
n.
(Medicine) disease resulting from a vitamin C deficiency (characterized by bleeding gums, weakness, and anemia)
Scurvy
Scurvy (N.Lat. scorbutus) is a
deficiency disease that results from insufficient intake of
vitamin C, which is required for correct
collagen synthesis in humans. The scientific name of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus. Scurvy leads to the formation of liver spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from all
mucous membranes. The spots are most abundant on the thighs and legs, and a person with the ailment looks pale, feels depressed, and is partially immobilized. In advanced scurvy there are open,
suppurating wounds and loss of
teeth.
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Scurvy
scurvy
Noun
1. a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
(synonym) scorbutus
(hypernym) avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis
Adjective
1. of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
(synonym) abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy
(similar) contemptible
Scurvy
(n.)
Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible.
(n.)
Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
(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, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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