scurvy

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityscurvyscur‧vy /ˈskɜːvi $ ˈskɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] MIa disease caused by not eating foods such as fruit and vegetables that contain vitamin CExamples from the Corpusscurvy• Once the rainy season began in April, malaria, yellow fever, typhoid and scurvy began to take their toll.• In mediaeval times cider was given to sailors bound on long voyages partly as a palliative for scurvy.• The worst symptoms of scurvy were under control, although the fatigue and bruising persisted.Origin scurvy (1500-1600) scurvy “affected with dandruff”, from scurf “dandruff”, from Old English

单词	scurvy
释义	scurvy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityscurvyscur‧vy /ˈskɜːvi $ ˈskɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] MIa disease caused by not eating foods such as fruit and vegetables that contain vitamin CExamples from the Corpusscurvy• Once the rainy season began in April, malaria, yellow fever, typhoid and scurvy began to take their toll.• In mediaeval times cider was given to sailors bound on long voyages partly as a palliative for scurvy.• The worst symptoms of scurvy were under control, although the fatigue and bruising persisted.Origin scurvy (1500-1600) scurvy “affected with dandruff”, from scurf “dandruff”, from Old English
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