scurvy's Usage Examples:

It is used to prevent and treat scurvy.

Many members of the crew fell ill and died, mainly owing to scurvy.

After one month of holding the command, he also died of scurvy shortly after having left Guam on 5 September 1526 and was succeeded by.

Avgust Tsivolko died of scurvy during this expedition.

On February 2(15), 1914, Sedov (already sick with scurvy) and his accompanying seamen G.

treatment for scurvy when they arrived in North America.

The First Nations people were probably first to brew it and it was used to prevent scurvy by Jacques.

Beri-beri, polyneuritis in birds, epidemic dropsy, scurvy, experimental scurvy in animals, infantile scurvy, ship beri-beri, pellagra".

ever clinical trials, he developed the theory that citrus fruits cured scurvy.

Other historical names have included "button scurvy", sibbens, frenga and dichuchwa, among others.

scurvy-grass sorrel (Oxalis enneaphylla) is sometimes simply called "scurvygrass".

For the Roman era spoons see Cochlearia (spoon) Cochlearia (scurvy-grass.

Belle Isle cress, Bermuda cress, early yellowrocket, early wintercress, scurvy cress, creasy greens, and upland cress.

On the trail, Spencer-Smith fell ill with scurvy at 83° south and left alone in a tent for 10 days while the others continued.

He died of scurvy on Somewhere Island, Yukon, at the confluence of the Peel and Beaver Rivers.

ingestion of dietary sources of vitamin C is a known risk factor for developing scurvy.

Salisbury's surgeon carried out experiments into the use of citrus fruit against scurvy.

1734 book Observationes circa scorbutum ("Observations on Scurvy"), Bachstrom wrote that: scurvy is solely owing to a total abstinence from fresh vegetable.

Synonyms:

scummy; contemptible; miserable; low-down; abject; low;

Antonyms:

high; tall; up; superior; estimable;