A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes
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"
A deficiency of vitamin C Symptoms include nausea, weakness, loss of hair and teeth, and eventual death It was caused by a lack of fruits and vegetables in the diet More sailors died of this than any other cause
(1) A deficiency disease which often afflicted sailors; it was caused by lack of vitamin C (2) A derogatory adjective used to describe someone
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
Scurvy is a disease that is caused by a lack of vitamin C. a disease caused by not eating foods such as fruit and vegetables that contain vitamin C (scurvy , from scurf , from ). or vitamin C deficiency Nutritional disorder caused by deficiency of vitamin C. Deficiency interferes with tissue synthesis, causing swollen, bleeding gums; loose teeth; sore, stiff joints and legs; bleeding under the skin and in deep tissues; slow wound healing; and anemia. The scourge of sailors on long sea voyages, scurvy was recognized as diet-related in 1753, when James Lind showed that drinking citrus juice could cure and prevent it, leading to the concept of deficiency diseases. Full-blown scurvy is now rare, and adequate vitamin C usually cures even severe cases in days
A disease caused by a deficiency in vitamin C resulting from a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in the diet
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
A disorder caused by lack of vitamin C Symptoms include anemia, bleeding gums, tooth loss, joint pain, and fatigue Scurvy is treated by supplying foods high in vitamin C as well as with vitamin C supplements