scurvy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
scurvy
adj.
mean, rascally, despicable
n.
(Medicine) disease resulting from a vitamin C deficiency (characterized by bleeding gums, weakness, and anemia)
Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of
vitamin C. Humans and certain animals require vitamin C in their diets for the synthesis of
collagen. In infants, scurvy is sometimes referred to as
Barlow's disease, named after Sir
Thomas Barlow, a British
physician who described it in 1883. However, Barlow's disease may also refer to
mitral valve prolapse. Other eponyms for scurvy include
Moeller's disease and
Cheadle's disease. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy,
scorbutus, which also provides the adjective
scorbutic ("of, characterized by or having to do with 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.
kurděje
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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