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111Rickets — A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to mineralize bone. This softens bone (producing osteomalacia) and permits marked bending and distortion of bones. Up through the first… …
112scorbutic — Relating to, suffering from, or resembling scurvy (scorbutus). * * * scor·bu·tic skȯr byüt ik adj of, relating to, producing, or affected with scurvy <a scorbutic diet> * * * adj. affected with scurvy. * * * scor·bu·tic (skor buґtik) [L.… …
113scorbutus — SYN: scurvy. [Mediev. L. form of Teutonic schorbuyck, scurvy] * * * scor·bu·tus skȯr byüt əs n SCURVY * * * scor·bu·tus (skor buґtəs) [L.] scurvy …
114List of Russian explorers — The Russian Empire at its peak in 1866, including the spheres of influence; this territorial expansion largely corresponds to the extent of contiguous exploration by Russians. This is a list of explorers from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union …
115scorbutic — (adj.) 1650s, from Mod.L. scorbuticus pertaining to scurvy, from scorbutus scurvy, from Fr. scorbut, apparently of Du. (scheurbuik) or Low Ger. (Scharbock) origin; see SCURVY (Cf. scurvy) …
116Cochlearia — noun a genus of the family Cruciferae • Syn: ↑genus Cochlearia • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑ …
117Scorbutic — Scor*bu tic, Scorbutical Scor*bu tic*al, a. [Cf. F. scorbutique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. {Scor*bu tic*al*ly}, adv …
118Scorbutical — Scorbutic Scor*bu tic, Scorbutical Scor*bu tic*al, a. [Cf. F. scorbutique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. {Scor*bu… …
119Scorbutically — Scorbutic Scor*bu tic, Scorbutical Scor*bu tic*al, a. [Cf. F. scorbutique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. {Scor*bu… …
120contemptible — adjective Date: 14th century 1. worthy of contempt 2. obsolete scornful, contemptuous • contemptibility noun • contemptibleness noun • contemptibly adverb Synonyms …
