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scorbutic
[ skawr-byoo-tik ]
scorbutic
/ skɔːˈbjuːtɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or having scurvy
Derived Forms
- scorˈbutically, adverb
Other Words From
- scor·buti·cal·ly adverb
- postscor·butic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of scorbutic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scorbutic1
Example Sentences
For example, the chapter on 'scorbutic nostalgia' — the psychological and emotional impacts of the disease, including hallucinations of food, water or home — is woven through an examination of the depression attributed to 'calenture', or sea-fever.
The men thus treated died fast:98 some became dropsical, and others scorbutic.
A scorbutic disorder, resembling the worst stage of the itch, consumptions, and fluxes, are their chief disorders.
The prevailing diarrhœa and scorbutic condition were the results of the want of food and the combined influences of the bad air and water, and not the primary causes of the feebleness and death.
The best food, which was reserved for the scorbutic patients, consisted of roast beef with onions, horseradish, and sometimes a small glass of spirits.
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